What are some of the idioms in the yearling book?

Answer 1

"Jody was frozen." This is a dead metaphor, or a metaphor that has become a cliche in speech Jody is not literately frozen, just not moving. See?

"The sink-hole was set in the arid scrub, at the core of the pine island, like a lush green heart." Although this contains "like" it is still considered a metaphor (...says my English teacher)

Answer 2

Some idioms used in "The Yearling" include "a chip off the old block" meaning similar to a parent, "in the doghouse" meaning in trouble or out of favor, and "a bitter pill to swallow" meaning a difficult or unpleasant truth or situation.

Answer 3

the relationship between people and nature (mainly the animals)

Answer 4

he's sure got a low eye for a high fence