The Most Dangerous Game Literary Analysis

318 Words2 Pages
Richard Connell was able to institute the mood of terror and fear in “The Most Dangerous Game” using the literary terms of personification, metaphor, and simile. The author is extremely well at describing the setting of the story using personification, on page 159 he wrote, “…giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws.” This quote allows the reader to visualize the terrifying, dangerous rocks that are used to lure and trap ships into General Zaroff’s island of horror. The audience can infer an ominous event will take place sometime in the story by the way he portrays the rocks as a creature. This refers back to the mood of terror or fright because the menacing phenomenon’s unknown occasion leaves the reader fearful