Speech Flashcards
1
Q
initially…
A
the boys are well-spoken
2
Q
how do the boys show their excitement?
A
- ‘Wacco’
- ‘Wizard’
- ‘Whizzoh’
3
Q
‘Wacco’
‘Wizard’
‘Whizzoh’
A
- sort of slang that public schoolboys would use in the 1950s
- makes them seem very innocent
4
Q
‘Boing!’
‘Doink!’
A
- sound like comic-book characters
- they imagine punishing rule breakers
- cartoon violence like this is unreal - they have no idea that they are capable of real violence
5
Q
how does piggy speak?
A
- in non-standard english
6
Q
how does their language change throughout the novel?
A
- their language changes as their society does
- they begin to swear more - use coarser language, especially when angry or excited
7
Q
finish the quote: ‘Bollocks…
A
…to the
