Setting
What is the setting of The Yearling?
The Florida wilderness where Jody spends time exploring nature.
What point of view is used in The Yearling?
Third-person limited.
What is one theme of The Yearling?
Nature can inspire wonder and growth or growing up requires responsibility.
What is imagery?
Language that appeals to the senses and helps readers create a mental picture.
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
How does the wilderness affect Jody?
The wilderness causes Jody to feel relaxed (3), delighted (7), giddy (7), and enchanted (1).
Whose thoughts and feelings does the reader have access to?
Jody's
What evidence supports the message that nature can inspire wonder?
He learns to appreciate nature and the world around him. Ex: the flutter-mill, the discovery of deer tracks, the rainbow scene, etc.
What type of figurative language is the following: "absorbing the fine-dropped rain like a young plant" (4)?
Simile
What type of figurative language is the following: "“he was in another world” (3)
Metaphor
How does the setting contribute to the plot?
The setting contributes to the plot by revealing Jody's feelings about his surroundings through his interactions with nature.
How does the narrator help readers understand Jody?
The narrator reveals Jody's thoughts, feelings, and observations about nature.
What evidence supports the theme that growing up involves learning independence and responsibility?
Jody becomes more observant, thoughtful, and mature through his experiences. Ex: he builds a nest, explores on his own throughout the story, and feels guilty about not helping his mom get wood.
What type of figurative language is the following: "the mist tickled his skin" (3)?
Personification
What type of figurative language is the following: "he thought he would explode with it" (7)
Hyperbole
What character trait develops because of Jody's experiences in nature?
Independence and/or responsibility
How does the narrator’s perspective influence the reader’s understanding of the rainstorm?
The narrator’s perspective helps readers understand the rainstorm as an exciting and beautiful experience rather than something frightening.
Which theme does the following detail support: "... a rainbow arched, so lovely and so various that Jody thought he would burst with looking at it" (6)?
Nature can inspire wonder and growth.
How does figurative language help readers understand the story?
It helps readers visualize the setting and understand Jody's experience.
What tone is created by figurative language in the beginning of the story?
Dreamlike, peaceful, hypnotic, reflective
How does the setting change in paragraph 8 affect Joel and advance the plot forward?
The setting changes to Jody's home, bringing his exploration of the surrounding wilderness to an end and moving the plot forward to the next event.
How does the narrator’s perspective influence the reader’s understanding of the deer tracks?
The narrator’s perspective helps readers understand that the deer tracks are exciting and meaningful to Jody, causing him to become curious and explore more.
Which theme does the following detail support: "It came to him for the first time that perhaps he should not have left the place while his father was away" (8)?
Growing up requires responsibility.
What tone is created by the figurative language used when Jody sees a rainbow and spins around in circles?
joyful, excited
What does the author mean by the phrase, "The weathered gray of the split-rail fence was luminous in the rich spring light" (8)?
The author means that even though the fence was old and weathered, the spring sunlight made it appear bright and beautiful.