All 3 Uses of
phosphorescence
in
Lord of the Flies
- The edge of the lagoon became a streak of phosphorescence which advanced minutely, as the great wave of the tide flowed.
p. 153.8 *phosphorescence = dim glowing light
- The line of phosphorescence bulged about the sand grains and little pebbles; it held them each in a dimple of tension, then suddenly accepted them with an inaudible syllable and moved on.†
p. 153.9
- Occasionally they sang softly; occasionally they turned cartwheels down by the moving streak of phosphorescence.†
p. 168.8
Definition:
a dim glowing light
or more technically: a fluorescence (dim light) created by a chemical reaction within a living organism; or a dim light that continues to shine from something after the bombarding radiation (stronger light that fell upon it) has ceased
or more technically: a fluorescence (dim light) created by a chemical reaction within a living organism; or a dim light that continues to shine from something after the bombarding radiation (stronger light that fell upon it) has ceased