The Most Dangrous Game

                In the exciting story the most dangerous games, the author Richard Connell uses a variety of literary techniques among some of my favorite would be foreshadowing and alliteration/repetition used to create suspense in the readers mind.

                The most used literary devise that Connell uses would be foreshadowing. In the very beginning of the story Connell stated that someone “fired 3 gun shots” (15) which resembles the 3 days that Rainsford would be hunted. In another case where Connell uses foreshadowing to create suspense would be where the general says “I eventually had to use the dogs” (19). This foreshadows Rainsford being chased by the dogs these are examples that definitely kept me second guessing what was going to happen.

                Another example of literary technique used is repetition. When Rainsford states “I must keep my nerve I must keep my nerve” through tight teeth, (21) Connell is using repetition/alliteration to create a suspenseful setting. Connell also writes that Rainsford says “nerve nerve nerve (23) before he jumps from the cliff, making you nervous and leaving you wandering what would happen next.

                Even though he mostly used foreshadowing he also used many other literary devises in the story. I don’t even think I found all of them. Connell has definitely written one of my favorite short stories of all time. And I definitely enjoyed pulling apart at this story.