Lord Of The Flies Literary Devices

There are many ways authors include literary devices to not only express their position on certain things, but also to evoke emotion and thought from readers for them to fully understand the reason for them being presented. The author may drop hints through tone, style, symbolism, and motifs. These four elements help lead the reader to infer reasoning, meaning, and significance behind aspects of every story.

One example of imagery in the text is the sense sound. The author used the sense of sound to create imagery so that the reader can imagine what is going on. The author reports, "He knew his pursuer was coming; He heard the padding sound of feet on the soft earth." This is an example of imagery because Rainsford described what he heard so that the reader could imagine what sound he heard. This is important to the plot line because the main part of the story revolves on not getting found and to stay alive. If he can hear the padding of his pursuers feet than he might lose "the game.'' Therefore the sense of sound is incorporated into the literature to help develop the plot of the

“Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of its past and the weapons of its future conquests.” J.R.R. Tolkien’s, The Hobbit, takes the protagonist, Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, on an everlasting adventure that will alter his life forever. Throughout this novel, The Hobbit, the language displayed is very unconventional to most novels. In The Hobbit, it demonstrates the use of literary devices, like 99% of the novels in the world, whimsical, and Elvish language. Literary devices are techniques that the author applies to exhibit a special effect in their compositions.

The writer of a fiction text uses plot, setting and characters to create imagery and influence the reader's response to how the author wishes the reader to perceive a situation. This can be done through many methods, which include detailed descriptions of any settings, detail of weather, characters stereotypical of society and colour association.

In chapter 4, Golding uses words that are very descriptive but at the same time, he uses words that are restless and scary. For example, "the sun gazed down like an angry eye" (Golding 82). This shows that the sun was angry at them. Golding also uses a peaceful description, but it also has a restless undertone. For example, "snapping sharks; floods of light; odd succession of mirrors" (Golding 81). These words make the peaceful description strange and unpleasing. But overall, I liked the way Golding wrote this chapter because it is quite descriptive and understandable.

First I will define imagery, followed by metaphors, rhythm, structure and the importance of figurative language. Imagery is associated with mental pictures but it can be more complex than just a picture. “ The Things They Carried,” Tim O’Brien tells the story of each soldier by simply describing what he carries. Users of vivid description hold the readers interest. (Crossroads, p.23). Another example would be Anton Chekhov in “ Misery”, users of abstract concept in his story such as misery and a society that doesn’t care about an individual’s pain.

Humans develop in societies with rules, order and government, but humans are not perfect, they have many deficiencies so do the societies they live in. When a group of schoolboys land on a tropical island, Ralph takes on the role of leader by bringing all of the boys together and organizing them. He first explains “There aren’t any grownups. We shall have to look after ourselves.”(p.33), this brings up the question if the boys will have prosperity or will they succumb to the evil on the island. At first the young boys start being successful and civilized, but chaos soon overruns them and evil starts to lurk over the island.The fictional story of the group of British schoolboys stranded on an island and the decisions they make, relates back

Imagery is a literary device in which the writing appeals to one or more of the five senses. Imagery occurs in vivid descriptive writing, and the writing often seems to paint a picture.

The next literary device the author utilizes is foreshadowing. The author hints at the reader in numerous ways, which builds curiosity, anticipation, and

In Chapter 2 of William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies,” an example of imagery is clearly evident. The quote, stated by a narrator in the third-person point of view, “The silence was so complete that they could hear the unevenness of Piggy’s breathing,” gives the reader an idea that the scene is deathly quiet (Golding 34). However, Piggy’s breathing can be heard in the silence because of his asthma, as well as the fear inside him. This is due to Ralph saying that nobody knows where he and his fellow schoolchildren are, and they could be stranded on the island for a very long time. Originally, the children were on a flight for a school trip, however the airplane crashed onto the island.

Literary devices are very valuable when it comes to making a reader think a certain way, tricking a reader, and keeping the reader on its heels. It leaves them waiting on what is going to happen next! “How I Met My Husband” Surely did a good job of this. They used these in specific times and instances that played along with the theme and tone of the story

Poetic devices such as imagery and repetition are elements of linguistic value that appeal to readers of all ages. These poetic devices are used as ways to enhance how a story is perceived. Additionally, they are used in different works of writing as ways to provide vivid imagery and create distinct moods. As Steinbeck describes the scenery around the area where George and Lennie were, two men who travel together in hopes of finding a job and making money for a better future, he uses imagery to emphasize the mood,

literary devices such as point of view and symbolism to give it a more dramatic effect and add to the madness the narrator portrays.

Overall using literary devices in helps an author with what they’re writing sound better, help the readers understand what’s happening in the book and what the character does based on their actions using figurative language, or diction. Without it, the story would be plain and the author would have difficult time making the book enjoyable for his/her audience. If Author, Arthur Conan Doyle did not use any literary devices in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes the novel would most likely not have the best ratings or reviews and that would lead to people not buying or enjoying the

The style of the delivery of the plot is an important aspect of literature. The way in which an author uses narrative is what gives the story substance and life. The plot of any story is just a patterns of events that have a beginning, middle and end. However, the narrative is the medium through which the story is presented and can therefore affect a text and shape the meaning and structure of the plot. The most common form of narrative in literature is the use of a narrator, which is a character that relays the story through written rhetoric.