Figurative Language in Lord of the Flies

“The great rock loitered, poised on one toe, decided not to return…”

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

“This toy of voting was almost as pleasing as the conch.”

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

“…little breezes crept…” /” the palm fronds wouldwhisper…”

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Personification

“…who perched like black birds on the criss-crosstrunks…”

• Allusion

• Idiom

• Simile

• Hyperbole

“We’ve got to make smokeup there – or die.”

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

" …a clean flag of flameflying…”

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

“…and played leapfrog on his thighs.”

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

“…that buzzed…”

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

“…the tears leapt from his eyes…”

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

“Treasure Island” /”Swallows and Amazons” /”Coral Island”

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Onomatopoeia