"The Story of the Yara" Figurative Language Practice

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)   ​

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

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)  

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

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

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

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

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

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)  

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

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

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

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)  

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

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

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

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

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

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)  

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