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AO2

Lord of the Flies is an example of  a symbolica stream of consciousnessan allegoricala philosophical novel whose characters   lampoonsymbolisesignifyparody particular themes and ideas. The narrative point of view used is   third personomniscientomnipotentlimited.

The parts of the following quotations in bold are examples of which figures of speech?

'Under the trees an ear flapped idly.' (Chapter 8: 'A Gift for the Darkness')   cameosymbolismsynecdochemetonymy.

'Stillness descended upon them.' (Chapter 1: 'The Sound of the Shell')   personificationsimilesymbolismzoomorphism.

'Sixty feet above Roger, several nuts, fibrous lumps as big as rugby balls, were loosed from their stems.' (Chapter 4: 'Painted Faces and Long Hair')   similemetaphorpersonificationanthropomorphism.

'Then Maurice pretended to be the pig and ran squealing into the center, and the hunters, circling still, pretended to beat him.' (Chapter 4: 'Painted Faces and Long Hair')   inversionanastropheonomatopoeiajuxtaposition.

'They swarmed across the bridge and soon were climbing and shouting.' (Chapter 6: 'Beast from Air')   personificationzoomorphismmetaphorsimile.

'The twins, holding tremulously to each other, dared the few yards to the next shelter and spread the dreadful news.' (Chapter 6: 'Beast from Air')   elliptical phrasingcolloquialismpersonificationmetaphor.

'The slanting sticks of sunlight were lost among the branches.' (Chapter 12: 'Cry of the Hunters')  synaesthesiaalliterationsibilancesimile.

'With ludicrous care he embraced the rock.' (Chapter 11: 'Castle Rock')   clichéoxymorondramatic ironyparadox.

'One must remember to wake at first light, in order to diddle the savages...'(Chapter 12: 'Cry of the Hunters')   loanwordironycolloquialismhyperbole.

'Someone tripped over Ralph and Piggy's corner became a complication of snarls and crashes and flying limbs.' (Chapter 10: 'The Shell and the Glasses')   onomatopoeiasimilemetaphorsynecdoche.

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