Structure

In what follows, we will focus on some analytical elements that can deepen your understanding of the extract from “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding.

Language and style of writing

The language employed by William Golding is not complicated, but easy to understand, and the sentences vary in length. The extracts are very descriptive and filled with figures of speech. Here are some of them:

Epithets

The text is filled with epithets created by carefully chosen adjectives. The ones that impress most are the following: “vaguely irritated” (p. 63, l. 5), “sombre silence” (p. 63, l. 25), “curious air-noise” (p. 65, l. 38), “great clamour” (p. 66, l. 5), “delirious abandonment” (p. 66, l. 19), “glancing blow” (p. 66, l. 25).

Personification

One personification worth mentioning is that of the sea which seems alive: “Then the sea breathed again in a long slow sigh…” (p. 66, ll. 32-33)

Repetitions

Throughout the text, there are several repetitions which are used to reinforce the thoughts of a certain ...