Literary Devices In The Most Dangerous Game By Richard Connell

The Most Dangerous Game Literary Devices When is the last time that you saw a literary device? In a poem, or a novel? Perhaps a short story? Literary devices: we all use them, we all love them, but what can it really do for an author's writing? When used correctly they can add character and dimension to one's writing, but what some fail to remember is that even the best writers can fall extremely short to writing excellent literary elements. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game,” Richard Connell uses literary devices such as personifications and allusions to help the reader better understand the plot and characters. Although Connell excelled in his numerous uses of personifications, his allusions he attempted were far from perfection.
When used and executed properly they can help a reader visualize a scene or setting. Connell did a fantastic job of crafting and placing personifications throughout his story. In the beginning of the text, the author expresses the sound of the sea by saying that it mutters and growls (Connell, 19). The author represents the low and eerie noise of the sea to the sounds that a living thing might make, which helps the reader better imagine the scene and relate to the text by thinking about a more relative subject. Later in the text the main character, Rainsford, mentioned that hunger was picking at him (Connell, 20). This is an effective use of personification because Richard Connell helps portray Rainsfords intense hunger by relating it to a living thing that is “picking at him.” This helps deepen the reader's perspective and sympathy for the character. The author uses personifications very nicely throughout his text, given the following examples, and effectively uses them to connect the reader to the plot and