Literary Devices in Lord of the Flies

"The top...was covered with a thick layer of soil & coarse grass...shaded with young palm trees

Where: A tropical, deserted island; When: during an unnamed nuclear war

"He laid the conch with great care in the grass at his feet."

The protagonist in this story is....

He was a shrimp of a boy, about six years old, and one side of his face was blotted out by a mulberry-coloured birthmark

"The edge of the pool loomed up like a hillside."

"...the heat seemed to increase until it became a threatening weight..."

"They are all dead," said Piggy, "...Nobody knows we're here...we may stay here till we die."

The antagonist in this story is...

"Within the diamond haze of the beach something dark was fumbling along."

"Piggy took off his shoes and socks, arranging them carefully on the ledge..."

"His face was dark with the violent pleasure of making this stupendous noise..."

Evil exists in all human beings. This is...?

Man vs. Man; Man vs. Nature; Man vs. Self; Man vs. Society. These are?

"The incredible pool...was invaded by the sea at high tide."

Softly, surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast ...