Some literary elements used in the novel are:
- "-mooed like a cow"(16). This is a simile used in the text to describe a sound heard on the island.
- "The sun had gone as if the light had been turned off"(84). This simile help describes how the light was suddenly gone on the island.
- "Colors drained from water and trees and pink surfaces of rocks"(145). This is imagery used to describe the scene of the island when darkness took the light.
- "Then the clouds opened and let down the rain like a waterfall"(153). The simile is used to connect the rain storm to a waterfall as the storm hits the island.
- "He was standing in the dust of the fight, and as the tribe saw his intention to shrill cheer changed to a steady booing"(179). The imagery is used in the story to show how Piggy wants to speak and Ralph and Jack are fighting with each other.