All 3 Uses of
oblong
in
Lord of the Flies
- Piggy bumped into him and a twin grabbed him as he made for the oblong of paling stars.
p. 99.1 *oblong = elongated shape (longer than it is wide) (of the clearing in the forest)editor's notes: Describing the clearing as oblong may also bring to mind the shape of a coffin and thus foreshadow Piggy's death.
- An oblong of blackness relieved with brilliant spangles hung before them and there was the hollow sound of surf on the reef.
p. 164.5oblong = elongated shape (longer than it is wide) (of the clearing in the forest)
- The darkness, save for the useless oblong of stars, was blanket-thick.
p. 166.3
Definition:
an elongated shape (having more length than width) -- typically of a stretched circle that is longer than an oval, but occasionally used to describe a rectangle