Question

Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game." Some wounded thing, by the evidence a large animal, had thrashed about in the underbrush; the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was stained crimson. A small, glittering object not far away caught Rainsford's eye and he picked it up. It was an empty cartridge. "A twenty-two," he remarked. "That's odd. It must have been a fairly large animal too. The hunter had his nerve with him to tackle it with a light gun. It's clear that the brute put up a fight. I suppose the first three shots I heard was when the hunter flushed his quarry and wounded it. The last shot was when he trailed it here and finished it." Which literary elements are used in this excerpt

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Characterization

B. Mood

D. Foreshadowing

E. Irony

F. Imagery.

Explanation:

Literary elements are those techniques or elements that a writer used in his/ her work to appeal to the readers in a certain way. It allows writers to present their stories in such a way that readers will be able to imagine or paint a picture of what is happening through the words used.

The literary elements used in the given passage are as follows-

A. Characterization- this is the presentation or description of the character(s) in the story. And in the given passage, we see the characterization of the "wounded animal" through the perspective of Ransford.

B. The mood is the tone that writers use to talk about the scenes. This reveals the attitude of the characters in the play.

D. Foreshadowing is the foretelling of something that will happen soon. It presents a sort of predicament about what is to happen.

E. Irony is when something is said or seen or thought but the reality is the opposite of that. In the excerpt, the irony is when the wounded animal turns out to be a human being.

F. Imagery is the use of descriptive language to describe a character or a particular thing. It paints a picture in the readers' minds about a thing or another character.

Thus, the correct answers are A, B, D, E, and F.

Answer 2

A. Characterization

B. Mood

D. Foreshadowing

E. Irony

F. Imagery.

Explanation:

Literary elements are those techniques or elements that a writer used in his/ her work to appeal to the readers in a certain way. It allows writers to present their stories in such a way that readers will be able to imagine or paint a picture of what is happening through the words used.

The literary elements used in the given passage are as follows-

A. Characterization- this is the presentation or description of the character(s) in the story. And in the given passage, we see the characterization of the "wounded animal" through the perspective of Ransford.

B. The mood is the tone that writers use to talk about the scenes. This reveals the attitude of the characters in the play.

D. Foreshadowing is the foretelling of something that will happen soon. It presents a sort of predicament about what is to happen.

E. Irony is when something is said or seen or thought but the reality is the opposite of that. In the excerpt, the irony is when the wounded animal turns out to be a human being.

F. Imagery is the use of descriptive language to describe a character or a particular thing. It paints a picture in the readers' minds about a thing or another character.

Thus, the correct answers are A, B, D, E, and F.

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