Language refers to the choices of style and vocabulary made by the author. When analysing the language that William Golding uses you should think about:
What? The author's choice of specific words and literary deviceAny method an author uses to add meaning or interest to a text, such as metaphors, similes or alliteration..
Where/how? The way in which the writer uses them.
Why? The effect on the reader.
Literary devices
Literary devices are methods an author uses to add meaning or interest to a text, such as metaphorA comparison made without using 'like' or 'as', eg 'sea of troubles' and 'drowning in debt'., simileA comparison using 'like' or 'as' to create a vivid image, eg as big as a whale; float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. or alliterationA sound feature; the repetition of the same sounds (mainly consonants) usually at the beginning of words..
Golding uses the following literary devices in Lord of the Flies:
Imagery - Golding uses lots of animals and nature in his language. This creates images and pictures in the reader's mind
Symbolism - Golding uses things which as well as being itself also stands for something else.