Allusion is the type of figurative language used here, I believe.
To help build interest into the climax of the story, giving the story its thrill.
Lord of the Flies takes place on an unnamed, uninhabited tropical island in the Pacific Ocean during a fictional worldwide war around the year 1950. The boys arrive on the island when an airplane that was presumably evacuating them crashes.
Answer:
the three groups that helped create the population growth in the colonies are: Africans, Europeans, and New England.
Explanation:
- Africans; the Africans in the colonies are mostly if not entirely slaves from Europe, and majorly from Africa. They were brought to the colonies to work on the plantation. The majority of them came through the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.
- Europeans: the Europeans that in the colonies are mostly the French, Spanish, Dutch, Germans, Irish, and some other Eastern Europeans like Polish. Some came to trade, while others later came to settle for greener pastures.
- New England: while the people considered being New England are from England or Britain, and technically they are Europeans. However, due to their massive population and their distinct style of living including and governance, they are categorized separately. They formed the major part of the colony.
