As you read,

keep these
literary
elements in
mind.
Add these
terms to your
notes.
 Literary Terms
for Lord of the Flies
SETTING is the time and place of the action in a story.
*As you read the novel, notice the importance of the setting as it
relates to the events that occur.
*Consider whether the same events could occur in a different setting.

SUSPENSE is a feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events

that keeps you interested in the plot of a story.
includes dangerous action, in which a characters safety is at risk.

COMPARING AND CONTRASTING CHARACTERS:

discovering how they are alike and different.
purpose is to clarify and understand their relationship & to identify possible sources of
conflict.
*In the novel, look for ways that Ralph and Jack are alike and
different.

CHARACTER MOTIVATION: the reason or reasons behind a characters

behavior.
*As you read, seek to understand why Ralph, Jack, and the other boys
behave as they do.
 Literary Terms Continued
SYMBOL: a person, place, or thing that stands for something other than itself.
*The conch and Jacks mask
*Consider the greater idea that each symbol stands for.
IRONY: is the result of a contrast between appearance or expectation and
reality. In situational irony, what is expected to happen is not what actually
occurs.

CONFLICT: is the struggle between opposing forces in a story

external conflicts, in which characters confront other people or outside
forces,
internal conflicts, which occur within the characters minds.
*As you read, look for the external conflict that exists between Ralph
and Jack.
*Consider the source of the conflict.
THEME: an insight about life conveyed in a work of literature.
*Ask yourself what ideas The Lord of the Flies provides about human nature and survival.