Richard Connell uses figurative language and vivid vocab to describe the setting and mood in his writings. For example, in this story he uses the word “dank” to specify what kind of night it is instead of using a plain boring sentence like the night was disagreeably wet and moist. Using that vivid vocab gives the reader a feeling of the setting. Also, he uses figurative language to describe the mood of the story. For example, when Richard uses the sentence a “moonless caribbean life,” a gloomy mood is casted over the writing and this also lets us realize that they are at sea so this both describes the setting and mood. To sum things up, Richard Connell does a great job of using figurative language to inform the reader about the setting and
