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Finish the idiom.
"Who let the cat out of the _____?"
What is the bag?
Phrase that compares two unlike things using like or as
What is a simile?
words and phrases that give human traits to inanimate animals or objects
personification
words or phrases that exaggerate an event
hyperbole
Idioms originate from two things. What are they?
Specific cultures or events
"The apple of my eye"
These pancakes are calling my name!
personification
I called you a million times last night!
hyperbole
Idioms have a _______ translation.
What is nonliteral?
"You are as pale as a sheet."
Phrase that compares two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as
metaphor
Words and phrases that mean something more than the literal translation
What does "head in the clouds mean?"
Not really paying attention
"You are my world"
metaphor
Use context clues to figure out
What is figurative language?
Let sleeping dogs lie
idiom
A word or phrase that has a different meaning from the literal translation
idiom
What is a metaphor compares two unlike this, while idioms have a different meaning from a literal translation?
The wind ______ last night."
What is howled?
Books are the key to the imagination
What is a metaphor?