Rhetorical Devices In Lord Of The Flies Research Paper

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How come authors like William Golding and William Shakespeare are both famous and grandiose writers ? Well, the answer to this question might be that both writers use rhetoric devices. Rhetoric devices are techniques used by writers or a speaker used to make their stories or speech more interesting or persuasive (if the writer or the speaker is trying to persuade someone). There are many rhetoric devices that writers use. Therefore, there are different kinds of important rhetoric devices that include figurative languages (similes, metaphors, and personifications), irony, and foreshadowing. Similes, metaphors, and personifications are the most common rhetoric devices that authors use. It is used many times in the book Lord of the Flies. …show more content…

Irony is the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. This rhetorical device is often used many times in literature and a very significant device. One example of irony occurs at the end. In the final chapter, was setting the jungle into fire, in order to smoke
Ralph out. The fire, at the beginning of the book, was used for two things: it enabled the kids from signal a ship for a rescue, it helped cook meat, and it helped them keep warm. So, in the beginning of the story, the fire symbolized civilization and hope. However, this was changed when Jack confiscated the fire from Ralph's tribe and used it to help them do more wrongdoings. He set the jungle into fire so that Ralph can burn out. This changed the symbolism of the fire from civilization and hope to evil, savagery, and calamity. However, soon something ironic happened. The Naval
Officer actually saw the fire burning the island and goes to the island! Ironically, the fire was used as a signal fire, which was a virtuous symbol, but it really was used for evil purposes (the fire was intended to killed Ralph). The person who did not care about the signal fire (Jack), instead

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