All 3 Uses of
vertical
in
Lord of the Flies
- The small boy squatted in front of Ralph, looking up brightly and vertically.†
p. 18.1 *vertically = with an orientation that is straight up and down (90 degrees relative to the floor)
- The bat was the child's shadow, shrunk by the vertical sun to a patch between the hurrying feet.†
p. 19.1vertical = straight up and down
- The sun had swung over the vertical and the afternoon heat was closing in on the island.†
p. 109.3
Definition:
oriented straight up and down
(When you are standing, you could be thought of as vertical. When lying down, you could be thought of as horizontal.)
(When you are standing, you could be thought of as vertical. When lying down, you could be thought of as horizontal.)