Lit Term Leftovers

1. In *The Lord of the Flies*, the **conch shell**, which is an object that represents order, civilization, and democratic authority among the boys.
3. Point of View The narrator wrote, "While Mr. Smith frowned, thinking the decision was unfair, Mrs. Jones smiled, secretly planning a celebratory dinner, unaware of the deep sadness felt by their neighbor, the lonely baker across the street."
4. Omniscient Point of View The narrator wrote, "He felt the cold, familiar dread settle in his stomach. *If I don't get this promotion,* he thought, *my whole life will unravel.* He was too preoccupied to notice the sympathetic glance from his colleague."
5. Rhyme The partial acoustic match of groan and stone used at the ends of two successive lines of a poem.
7. The following two lines of verse: "For grief is a strange, wild animal indeed, / It feeds on sorrow and it plants the seed."
10. The perfect acoustic match found in the pairing of **bright** and **light** at the ends of two lines of verse.

1. Character **Atticus Finch** in *To Kill a Mockingbird*, who maintains his strong moral code and foundational beliefs throughout the entire novel, serving as the unchanging ethical compass for the narrative.
2. Foot The rhythmic unit exhibited by the pattern u / u / u / u / u / as found in the phrase "The wind did blow and the waves did crash."
6. The use of words like *vibrant, effervescent,* and *delightful* to describe a character's party, creating a noticeably joyful and celebratory feeling toward the subject.
8. The passage: "The old house stood silent, its windows like vacant eyes staring out at the storm-battered sea. The rain hammered down in sheets, a monotonous rhythm that matched the desolate mood of the coast."
9. Hero **Oedipus** in *Oedipus Rex*, who is a noble king brought to utter ruin not by villainy, but by his own relentless pursuit of truth (his *hamartia*), which fulfills a terrible prophecy.