Off there to the right--somewhere--is a large island," said whitney." it's rather a
mystery--" "what island is it? " rainsford asked. "the old charts call it ship-trap
island," whitney replied." a suggestive name, isn't it? sailors have a curious dread of
the place. i don't know why. some superstition--
these opening lines in the exposition of "the most dangerous game" are an
example of how an author
foreshadowing
humor
tragedy
the theme of: if you ever find yourself being hunted down by a wild russian,
hide in his bedroom and jump out right when he walks in. attempt to scare him
to death, duel with swords - your call!

Read the following passage: he roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, and objectless step. the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue— but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. the once occasional huskiness of his tone was heard no more; and a tremulous quaver, as if of extreme terror, habitually characterized his utterance. there were times, indeed, when i thought his unceasingly agitated mind was laboring with some oppressive secret, to divulge which he struggled for the necessary courage. which of the above ideas might be considered foreshadowing? he is wandering all over the chamber his skin tone is really pale his voice is quivering the narrator thinks he is laboring with an oppressive secret