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"The Story of the Yara" Figurative Language Practice

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Identify what Figurative Language the following quote is:
"The sun shines so hotly that everything and everybody sleeps all day, and even the great forests seem silent."​​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Imagery
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Symbolism
Repetition
Contrast (Juxtaposition)
Foreshadowing
2.

Identify what Figurative Language the following quote is:
“The trees of the forest seemed to stretch out their arms and beckon him near.”

(a)   ​​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Symbolism
Repetition
Contrast (Juxtaposition)
Foreshadowing
Imagery
3.

Identify what Figurative Language the following quote is:
“The trees of the forest seemed to stretch out their arms and beckon him near.” (a)  

Choose from the below words
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Symbolism
Repetition
Contrast (Juxtaposition)
Foreshadowing
Imagery
4.

Identify what Figurative Language the following quote is:
“The moon shone brightly on every tree.”
(a)   ​​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Symbolism
Repetition
Contrast (Juxtaposition)
Foreshadowing
Imagery
5.

Identify what Figurative Language the following quote is:
“The stars looked so large and bright that you felt as if you could almost touch them.”​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Symbolism
Repetition
Contrast (Juxtaposition)
Foreshadowing
Imagery
Personification
Simile
6.

Identify what Figurative Language the following quote is:
“His whole body shivered as if with cold.”​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Symbolism
Repetition
Contrast (Juxtaposition)
Foreshadowing
Imagery
Personification
Simile
7.

Identify what Figurative Language the following quote is:
“The power of the Yara is very strong, and the sound of her voice is apt to make men forget everything else in the world.” (a)  

Choose from the below words
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Symbolism
Repetition
Contrast (Juxtaposition)
Foreshadowing
Imagery
Personification
Simile
8.

Identify what Figurative Language the following quote is:
The Yara’s song → temptation and supernatural danger.
(a)  

Choose from the below words
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Symbolism
Repetition
Contrast (Juxtaposition)
Foreshadowing
Imagery
Personification
Simile
9.

Identify what Figurative Language the following quote is:
Julia’s sea shell → love, protection, and faith, ultimately saving Alonzo.
(a)  

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Hyperbole
Metaphor
Symbolism
Repetition
Contrast (Juxtaposition)
Foreshadowing
Imagery
Personification
Simile
10.

Identify what Figurative Language the following quote is:
“The moment you hear the Yara’s voice, put this to your ear, and you will hear my song instead. Perhaps—I do not know for certain—but perhaps, I may be stronger than the Yara.”
(a)  

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Hyperbole
Metaphor
Symbolism
Repetition
Contrast (Juxtaposition)
Foreshadowing
Imagery
Personification
Simile
11.

Identify what Figurative Language the following quote is:
The Yara’s song is mentioned multiple times, growing stronger each time Alonzo hears it.
(a)  

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Hyperbole
Metaphor
Symbolism
Repetition
Contrast (Juxtaposition)
Foreshadowing
Imagery
Personification
Simile
12.

Identify what Figurative Language the following quote is:
Julia’s gentle love vs. the Yara’s deadly seduction
(a)  

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Hyperbole
Metaphor
Symbolism
Repetition
Contrast (Juxtaposition)
Foreshadowing
Imagery
Personification
Simile
13.

Identify what Figurative Language the following quote is:
The safety of Julia’s home vs. the danger of the dark forest (a)  

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Hyperbole
Metaphor
Symbolism
Repetition
Contrast (Juxtaposition)
Foreshadowing
Imagery
Personification
Simile
14.

Identify what Figurative Language the following quote is:
Julia warns, “After the song will come the apparition; and after that—death.”
(a)  

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Hyperbole
Metaphor
Symbolism
Repetition
Contrast (Juxtaposition)
Foreshadowing
Imagery
Personification
Simile
15.

Choose one of the following MOODS and explain how the story shows said Mood:
Mysterious and Foreboding
Romantic and Hopeful
Tense and Suspenseful
Eerie and Unsettling

***You will need to explain WHERE in the story this mood is shown AND what the EFFECT on the reader it has.***

4 lines
16.

Choose one of the following TONES and explain how the story shows said Tone:
Warning and Cautionary
Suspenseful and Ominous
Melancholic and Haunting

***You will need to explain WHERE in the story this tone is shown AND what the EFFECT the author wanted.***

4 lines