LITERARY DEVICES
Descriptive language, especially that which plays upon the five senses.
What is Imagery?
Sigmund Freud's theory of the tripartite psyche.
What is Id, Ego, and Superego?
The oldest boy of the group.
Who is Ralph?
Decorated, especially with streamers, garland, or some other draped item.
What is Festooned?
"Kill the ____! Cut his throat! Kill the ____! Do him in!"
What is The Pig?
A comparison of two things, using "like" or "as".
What is Simile?
He believed that humans are inherently wicked, and need a strong government to keep them in line.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
The combined name for the twins.
Who is Samneric?
A pale, sickly appearance.
"One side's broken!"
What are Piggy's Glasses?
Hinting towards future events.
What is Foreshadowing?
He believed that humans are inherently good, and are best when left in their natural state.
Who is Jean Jacques Rousseau?
Who is Jack?
Not paying attention.
What is Unheeding?
"He capered toward Bill, and the ____ was a thing of its own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self consciousness."
What is the Mask?
Giving human qualities to a non-human thing.
What is Personification?
A small-scale model that can be used to extrapolate information about a larger whole.
What is Microcosm?
The full name of the boy who is afraid of the beast from water.
Who is Percival Wemys Madison?
Awaken, or cause to rise.
What is Rouse?
"So the figure, with feet that dragged behind it, slid up the mountain."
What is the Parachutist?
Specific word choice, often discussed as fitting a narrow category.
What is Diction?
The year Lord of the Flies was published.
What is 1954?
The boys who kick over the littluns' sand castles
Who are Maurice and Roger?
Attempting to avoid notice, especially out of guilt or shame.
What is Furtive?
"Maybe it's only us."
What is The Beast?