Literary Terms
The use of symbols, words, people, marks, locations or abstract ideas used to represent something beyond the literal meaning of the object
What is Symbolism
to shorten (a word, phrase, or text)
What is Abbreviate?
How would you characterize Piggy?
A. Carefree and kind
B. Bossy and attention-seeking
C. Sensitive and insightful
D. Bossy and self-centered
An extended metaphor where objects, persons, and actions in a narrative are equated with meaning outside of the narrative
Ex: Animal Farm
What is Allegory
an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.
What is compromise?
What might piggy's glasses symbolize?
A. intelligence and perspective
B. weakness and childishness
C. Nerdiness
D. Fire starting ability
What is A. intelligence and perspective?
A literary device in which suggestions or warning about events to come are dropped or planted by the author. Often happens at the beginning of a story
What is foreshowing
a person new to or inexperienced in a field or situation
What is novice?
What does the conch symbolize?
The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Ex: The tall trees tower over the town
What is Alliteration
a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
What is hypothesis?
So far in Lord of the Flies what are the symbols of civilization?
A. bathing in the lagoon
B. Conch, glasses, clothes, and fire
C. Spears for hunting
D. The Mountain
What is B. Conch, glasses, clothes and fire?
An exaggerated statement used to emphasize an idea or make a point
What is hyperbole?
delay or postpone action; put off doing something
What is procrastinate?
Who dies at the end of chapter 2?
What is the little'un with the birthmark?