The most dangerous game by richard connell situational irony

The use of these literary devices suggests that Connell wanted to make the story more interesting and suspenseful. For example if someone is getting made fun of and then someone else is getting made fun of both of these kids know how it feels.

In the story, Rainsford is faced with a very dangerous challenge. Rainsford is faced with life or death games where Zaroff and Rainsford have a game where they hunt each other. During this game, Rainsford believes that he had a chance against Zaroff and that helped him because he outsmarts Zaroff in the game.

If Rainsford is experienced with nature and his surroundings then. That is not a boast; it is a mathematical certainty. The animal had nothing but his legs and his instinct. Instinct is no match for reason.

When I thought of this, it was a tragic moment for me, I can tell you. Introduction A. Thesis Statement B. In the movie, a group of criminals, mercenaries, and other dangerous individuals find themselves stranded on an alien planet. The general population on Earth would consider these stranded humans to be predators.

However, the aliens want to hunt only the best game; therefore, they only take dangerous humans to put on their reserve. After realizing the gravity of the situation. The short story is about a hunter goes through the perspective of someone being hunted. Remarkably, literary devices provided by Thomas C.

Book: The Most Dangerous Game. One of the most recognized literary forms is irony and this story is filled with them. The three types of irony in this short story are; verbal, dramatic, and irony of a situation. These three types of irony add to this short story and keeps readers on the edge of their seats. One type of irony displayed in this short story is verbal irony. Verbal irony is when a statement is made, but it means the opposite of what was actually stated. There are a few examples of verbal irony in this story.

Connell Another example of verbal irony is after Rainsford chooses not to go with General Zaroff to see his trophy case because he claims that he is not feeling very well.

This is verbal irony because Zaroff mentions that Rainsford will feel like a new man in the morning. In addition to verbal irony, there are also a few examples of dramatic irony in this story. Dramatic irony is when a character in the book thinks or says something, but the reader knows that something else is true.

This is dramatic irony because Zaroff is not for sure on whether or not Rainsford is in the area, but the reader knows he is only a few hundred feet away behind a fallen log.