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question 10 (10 points) (01.03 hc) read the excerpt from richard connells short story \the most dangerous game\. then, respond to the question that follows. rainsford, reclining in a steamer chair, indolently puffed on his favorite brier. the sensuous drowsiness of the night was on him. its so dark, he thought, that i could sleep without closing my eyes; the night would be my eyelids— an abrupt sound startled him. off to the right he heard it, and his ears, expert in such matters, could not be mistaken. again he heard the sound, and again. somewhere, off in the blackness, someone had fired a gun three times. rainsford sprang up and moved quickly to the rail, mystified. he strained his eyes in the direction from which the reports had come, but it was like trying to see through a blanket. he leaped upon the rail and balanced himself there, to get greater elevation; his pipe, striking a rope, was knocked from his mouth. he lunged for it; a short, hoarse cry came from his lips as he realized he had reached too far and had lost his balance. the cry was pinched off short as the blood - warm waters of the caribbean sea closed over his head. he struggled up to the surface and tried to cry out, but the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face and the salt water in his open mouth made him gag and strangle. desperately he struck out with strong strokes after the receding lights of the yacht, but he stopped before he had swum fifty feet. a certain coolheadedness had come to him; it was not the first time he had been in a tight place. there was a chance that his cries could be heard by someone aboard the yacht, but that chance was slender and grew more slender as the yacht raced on. he wrestled himself out of his clothes and shouted with all his power. the lights of the yacht became faint and ever - vanishing fireflies; then they were blotted out entirely by the night. rainsford remembered the shots. they had come from the right, and doggedly he swam in that direction, swimming with slow, deliberate strokes, conserving his strength. for a seemingly endless time he fought the sea. he began to count his strokes; he could do possibly a hundred more and then— rainsford heard a sound. it came out of the darkness, a high screaming sound, the sound of an animal in an extremity of anguish and terror. he did not recognize the animal that made the sound; he did not try to; with fresh vitality he swam toward the sound. he heard it again; then it was cut short by another noise, crisp, staccato. in a well - written paragraph of at least 5 - 7 sentences: - identify three figurative language devices used in the bolded lines - identify the overall mood of the passage - explain how the figurative language creates the mood of the passage

Explanation:

1. Figurative language devices: "It was like trying to see through a blanket" is a simile, comparing the difficulty of seeing to looking through a blanket. "The lights of the yacht became faint and ever - vanishing fireflies" is a metaphor, likening the lights to fireflies. "The wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face" is personification, giving the wash human - like action of slapping.
2. Mood: The overall mood is one of suspense and danger. Rainsford falling off the yacht, struggling in the water, and hearing strange sounds all contribute to this.
3. The simile creates a sense of helplessness as Rainsford can't see clearly. The metaphor makes the situation seem more desolate as the lights (his hope of rescue) are compared to fleeting fireflies. The personification adds to the harshness and danger of his situation in the water.

Answer:

Three figurative language devices are simile, metaphor, and personification. The mood is suspenseful and dangerous. Figurative language creates this mood by emphasizing Rainsford's helplessness, the desolation of his situation, and the harshness of his environment.