The Lord of the Flies- Chapters 4-8

The Lord of the Flies- Chapters 4-8 The Power of Language- Delegate responsibilities in your group and then choose three people to serve as your presenters. They will have to share your findings with another group and that group you teach will present your findings back out to the class.

1) Diction: (Word Choice) a) Identify 2 words that indicate an ominous, treacherous, frightening, angry, savage mood. Put the page number in parenthesis and identify the part of speech, write a brief explanation next to each which explains the context (what is going on in the story at the time) and the purpose or effect of that word in this place. Next change that word so that the sense of the word is welcoming, peaceful, gentle or otherwise positive.

Example: “ravenously” (61) adverb. Ralph is watching a ship pass by, and he is hungry for it like he wants to devour it. The word “ravenously” suggests he has been without freedom and now has animalistic desires to greedily consume this vehicle of escape. Change to “satisfied” to make Ralph seem like he doesn’t want or need the ship. b) Now identify 2 words that indicate a heavenly, Edenic, peaceful, gentle, civilized or welcoming mood. Put the page number in parenthesis, identify the part of speech, write a brief explanation next to each which explains the context (what is going on in the story at the time) and the purpose or effect of that word in this place. Next change that word so that the sense of the word is ominous, treacherous, frightening, angry, savage or otherwise negative.

2) Figurative Language:

Identify one simile, metaphor, or personification with page number in parenthesis, underline the figurative language, and draw an illustration of that figurative language which captures the comparison.

Example: “[Ralph] accepted a piece of meat and gnawed it like a wolf” (67). (Then you would draw a picture of Ralph with a wolf head, perhaps, blood dripping off his mouth and from the pig carcass he is devouring.)

3) Imagery:

Identify 3 words or phrases that are examples of imagery, or words that appeal to our senses. Put page number in parenthesis. Now identify the sense that Golding is capturing and write a brief explanation of why this sensory image may have been chosen (its purpose here in the story).

Example:

“squawked” (92), sense of hearing (auditory), “Squawked” is a harsh, indelicate sound usually made when something or someone is disturbed. This sound, which would disrupt the peacefulness, enhances the fear of the unknown in the forest.