Literary Devices Used In Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

Lord of the Flies is a classic literary novel written by William Golding, that depicts the adventure of a group of boys after being stranded on an island with no communications to the outside world.. In this novel, Golding uses literary devices to enhance his writing and to make it more appealing to readers. William Golding uses literary devices to enhance his writing but for what reason? One type of literary device that William Golding to enhance his writing is imagery. Imagery is when the author uses words that makes us the reader to visualize what is happening in our heads. An example of imagery is in Chapter 3 of Lord of the Flies , page 48 it states “ His sandy hair, considerably longer that it had been when they dropped in, was lighter now; and his bare back was a mass of dark freckles and peeling sunburn.” The purpose of this quote is to show us how Jack’s condition is since they were on the island and much change Jack had underwent. The impact of this literary device informs us that the group of stranded boys have been on the island for quite a while now and have also been exposed to the sun which also notifies the audience that the island is a very warm and sunny place.

A simile is a comparison between two things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’. An example of this device is used in Chapter 3 page 48, “ He was down like a sprinter, his nose was only a few inches from the humid earth.” This simile compares Jack’s (he) stance to that of a sprinter. Before a sprinter starts a race, his crouched and his nose is a few inches away from the ground. This also suggests to us that jack is either about to race someone or go after something. This affects us as readers, because based on what we read so far about Jack trying to catch a pig but to no avail, we can assume here that Jack is really determined to catch a