The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

Connell uses figurative language (simile, metaphor, and personification) to create strong sensory impressions in the reader. Identify several examples of figurative language in the opening pages of the story and tell what effect each creates as well as the overall effect. You must identify three examples of figurative language.

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Imagery:

"... the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht."

Metaphor:

"... the night would be my eyelids."

Personification:

"... the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows."

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