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Literary Terms
Idiom and Theme
Idiom• Definition: an expression
that means something other than the literal meaning of its words
• Examples: – “It’s raining cats and dogs”– “Let the cat out of the bag”– “Don’t cry over spilled milk”– “Saved by the bell”
Theme• Definition: the central idea or ideas explored by a literary
work• Themes in To Kill a Mockingbird:
