The Use of Imagery To Create Mood “The Most Dangerous Game,” and “The Cask of Amontillado” are two famous stories that use imagery to create a overall mood for the story. “The Most Dangerous Game” is a story that is set on an island where two expert hunters face off in a game of life and death. This story uses imagery very superbly, and it creates a viviod mood in the story. “The Cask of Amontillado” is another example of a story that uses imagery to create mood. It is set in a carnival where there is excess madness, and consists of a man who seeks revenge on his quarry; he takes his quarry into the catacombs where he chains him up, encloses him, nnd leaves him to die. These both uses imaery to give the reader a clear feeling from the situation,
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As the text states, the author used,“Trying to peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness against the yacht,” (Connell 215) this is a very strong use of imagery that clearly describes the night and give a seclusive mood to the situation. Another example is, as the author states,“There was no breeze. The sea was as flat as a plate glass window,” (Connell 217) this is a very vibrant example of how Connell used imagery to create this seclusive mood to this beginning part of his story. Both these quotes show great articulation in his writing, and gives you a clear mood by giving the reader these descriptive details of the night. This mood will change when the protagonist reaches the island after he falls …show more content…
Connell was not on par with Poe when he used: “An apprehensive night crawled by like a wounded snake and sleep did visit Rainsford, although a silence of a dead world was on the jungle” (Connell 230) this is a great use of imagery but it does not create a vivid mood. Poe uses it better in “The Cask of Amontillado” when, as the author states, “allowed his hatred to devour his soul and therefore his humanity,” (Gale) this is a great work of imagery, and this gives a very clear mood to the situation. This is the case because it gives the reader a feeling of the evilness in the main protagonist while using imagery to enhance this feeling. This is one of the few examples where Poe outdid Connell in his mood using
As the text states, the author used,“Trying to peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness against the yacht,” (Connell 215) this is a very strong use of imagery that clearly describes the night and give a seclusive mood to the situation. Another example is, as the author states,“There was no breeze. The sea was as flat as a plate glass window,” (Connell 217) this is a very vibrant example of how Connell used imagery to create this seclusive mood to this beginning part of his story. Both these quotes show great articulation in his writing, and gives you a clear mood by giving the reader these descriptive details of the night. This mood will change when the protagonist reaches the island after he falls …show more content…
Connell was not on par with Poe when he used: “An apprehensive night crawled by like a wounded snake and sleep did visit Rainsford, although a silence of a dead world was on the jungle” (Connell 230) this is a great use of imagery but it does not create a vivid mood. Poe uses it better in “The Cask of Amontillado” when, as the author states, “allowed his hatred to devour his soul and therefore his humanity,” (Gale) this is a great work of imagery, and this gives a very clear mood to the situation. This is the case because it gives the reader a feeling of the evilness in the main protagonist while using imagery to enhance this feeling. This is one of the few examples where Poe outdid Connell in his mood using