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The moonless night was....LIKE moist balck velevet

Simile

The sea was AS flat AS a plate-glass window

Simile

the SWISH and RIPPLE of the wash of the propeller

onomatopoeia

He strained his eyes, but it was LIKE trying to see through a blanket

simile

...the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face

personifitcatoin

and the salt water in his open mouth mad him GAG and strangle

onomatopoeia

The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-vanishing fireflies

metaphor

...then they were blotted out entirely by the night.

personification

Ten minutes of determined effort brought another sound to his ears--the most welcome he had ever heard

hyperbole

The MUTTERING and GROWLING of the sea breaking on a rocky shore

onomatopoeia

jagged crags appeared to jut up...

consonance

a sharp hunger was picking at him

personification

The sea licked greedly lips in the shadows

personification

...in the river of glaring glod light that poured out

alliteration

the silwnt giant. Ivan....

assonance

American bussinessman often go to pieces...

hyperbole

...giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide open jaws

personification

...their eyes glittered greenly

alliteration

He saw that straight flight was futile; inevitably it would bring him face to face with the sea

alliteration

He lived a year in a minute.

hyperbole

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What is the figurative language in The Most Dangerous Game?

Personification. Connell uses a figurative device called personification, or describing inanimate objects as if they are living things, to make Rainsford's surrounding seem even more menacing.

What are some metaphors in The Most Dangerous Game?

There are many similes and metaphors used in this text; however, the predominant metaphor used in ''The Most Dangerous Game'' is the hunter versus the hunted. The entire story overtly and subtly uses this metaphor to show that both, Rainsford and Zaroff are gifted hunters in their own right.

What are 2 examples of personification in The Most Dangerous Game?

Further examples of this include: ''The sea licked greedy lips in the shadows,'' ''Giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide open jaws,'' and ''The muttering and growling of the sea breaking on a rocky shore.

What are 3 literary devices in The Most Dangerous Game?

All Literary Devices..
Allusions..
Dramatic Irony..
Foreshadowing..
Genre..
Hyperbole..
Imagery..
Irony..