The Most Dangerous Game
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The document provides an overview of the plot elements in Richard Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game". It discusses the key components of any story including exposition, complications, climax, and resolution. It also introduces literary devices like flashbacks and foreshadowing. The story is said to involve a dangerous game and leaves the reader feeling anxious about what will happen next.
The Most Dangerous Game
- 1. The Most Dangerous Game By Richard Connell
- 2. Famous for Suspense Uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next. MDG has been made into many movies. I can’t show this one because Ice-T has a potty mouth.
- 3. Key Terms Plot A series of related events. Conflict A problem of some kind Exposition The opening of a story Complication Problems in resolving the conflict Climax Denouement The key scene, the major conflict resolves What happens after the resolution
- 4. Practice Think of a story you know. Example: a fairy tale, movie, children’s story Draw a diagram that graphs the four major parts of the plot. Exposition, Complications, Climax, Resolution
- 5. Yes, A most dangerous game indeed. Eeexcellent.
- 6. Playing with Time Flashback An interruption of the flow of events to look back at a past event. Flash-forward An interruption in the flow of events to look forward at events. Foreshadowing Hints or clues that suggest what is to come in a story.
- 7. Practice Look back to your plot line. Using you imagination, create a flashback in the story. This will be a small paragraph under the plot line. This should be something that did not happen, but could of.
- 8. PREFIXES: IMPORTANT BEGINNINGS Prefix Meaning Example pre – before preview, “view before” inter – between interaction, “action between” un – not unpopular, “not popular” mis – badly; mismatch, “bad match” wrong re – again replay, “play again”
- 9. Prediction Based on what you have seen and heard today, write what you think The Most Dangerous Game is about.