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What Is The Simile In The Most Dangerous Game

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In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” By Richard Connell there are many similes used to help develop the story. One simile Connell uses in his story is “He strained his eyes in the direction from which it was like trying to see through a blanket.” The simile means that he couldn’t see at all. This impacts the text by building suspense for the reader. At this moment He heard a shot and looked around for the shot but then shortly he reached too far and fell off the ship. The fact the author chose to use this simile made the island creepy and mysterious. Another simile used in the short story is “where there’s none; giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws. They can crush a ship as easily as I crush this

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