Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game." Some wounded thing, by the evidence a large animal, had thrashed about in the underbrush; the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was stained crimson. A small, glittering object not far away caught Rainsford's eye and he picked it up. It was an empty cartridge. "A twenty-two," he remarked. "That's odd. It must have been a fairly large animal too. The hunter had his nerve with him to tackle it with a light gun. It's clear that the brute put up a fight. I suppose the first three shots I heard was when the hunter flushed his quarry and wounded it. The last shot was when he trailed it here and finished it." Which literary elements are used in this excerpt? Choose three correct answers.
The details about Rainsford examining the evidence and reasoning about the hunt characterize him as observant and experienced. The wounded animal’s struggle against the hunter shows conflict between the hunter and his quarry. Descriptions such as the crushed weeds, lacerated moss, and crimson stain create vivid imagery. The excerpt does not resolve the story’s main conflict.
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