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What is an idiom?(8 points) Responses The use of descriptive language that creates a vivid picture in the reader’s mind and may evoke an emotional response. The use of descriptive language that creates a vivid picture in the reader’s mind and may evoke an emotional response. When an animal, object, or idea is given human characteristics When an animal, object, or idea is given human characteristics A figure of speech that implies a comparison between seemingly unlike things without using “like” or “as A figure of speech that implies a comparison between seemingly unlike things without using “like” or “as An expression whose meaning cannot be figured out from the literal meanings of the words but has a figurative meaning as a whole

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An idiom is defined as **an expression whose meaning cannot be figured out from the literal meanings of the words but has a figurative meaning as a whole**. Idioms often convey a concept or sentiment that is culturally understood, and their meaning may not be immediately apparent from the individual words.