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!

The correct answer to the question is foreshadowing.

Explanation:

The Most Dangerous Game is a short story written by Richard Connell. It's the story of a hunter from New York. He takes a trip and falls of a yacht. After he is abandoned in the Caribbean Sea, a Russian aristocrat hunts him.

Foreshadowing is a devices used in literature to give an advance of what is going to happen in the story. We can see some red flags in the story, such as the name of the island (S*it-Trap Island) and its description (a curious dread of the place.) Based on these descriptions, we can predict that something good happening there is very difficult. These red flags are a sign for the hunter's fate.

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