Figurative Language In Ship-Trap Island By Richard Connell

The author Richard Connell is trying to establish a mysterious and scary mood in the beginning of the story, he does with by including different phrases such as "Ship-Trap Island", "Thick warm blackness", "Superstition", and he included the phrase "Crew's nerves seemed a bit jumpy today." The author added all this to really bring out the mysterious and scary mood in the story.

One use of figurative language the author uses in the story is on the first page the story reads "But even you can't see four miles or so through a moonless Caribbean night. "Nor four yards, admitted Rainsford. Ugh! It's like moist black velvet." This simile tells the reader that its a damp, and dark day on the cruise ship. Another use of figurative language the author uses in the story is "The sea was as flat as a plate glass window." this tells the reader that its a calm quiet night at sea. Both of these uses of figurative language gives the setting a dark and eerie feel.

The majority of the foreshadowing occurs at the beginning of the story when Rainsford is talking to Whitney. Rainsford tells Whitney that the jaguar is the best sport in the world, and Whitney says its the best sport in the world for the hunter, not …show more content…
Rainsford had wrote a book about the topic of hunting and he talked about his love for hunting to Whitney at the beginning of the story. Zaroff also has the same love for hunting he told Rainsford he read his book on the topic of hunting. Zaroff also says he loved hunting since he was young. Another example of the two main character being similar is that they both enjoy luxuries. Rainsford hunts jaguars for sport. He was also on a yacht at the beginning of the story. Zaroff is very similar because he also enjoys his luxeries, he has "A gold cigarette case" and he offers Rainsford 'A long black cigarette with a silver tip." They are both wealthy and they have many luxurious