Allusions: Language and Style

Allusions

Language and Style

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What is a figure of speech?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences contains an figure of speech?

• Lucas is a night owl.

• He is always tired.

• Maria likes to get up early.

• She is well-rested.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences contains a figure of speech?

• Tom knows how to do math well.

• Caesar is very talkative.

• Mrs. Wilson-Hill is older than dirt.

• Emily likes to eat Pop-Tarts.

Poll

An allusion is a figure of speech.

• Yes

• No

Allusions

An allusion is a figure of speech that references a specific person, place, event, or work of art or literature. To understand an allusion you must know what the reference means.

Multiple Select

Which sentence contains an allusion?

• I hate Mondays.

• It is hard to get going and do my school work.

• I just want to stay in bed and watch Netflix.

• But, whenever things get hard in my life I just keep on swimming.

Multiple Choice

Which meme has an allusion in it?

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence that is an allusion.

• Christopher is a real Einstein.

• Christopher is very smart.

• He especially excels in math and science.

• I think he will be famous some day.

Multiple Select

To understand an allusion the reader needs

• a personal connection with the author

• a connection with what the reader knows and what is being referred

• a connection with what is literal and what is referred

• a personal connection with the subject of the reading

Multiple Choice

Allusions make writing

• harder to understand

• more personal

• more interesting and layered

• literary

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence that is an allusion.

• I love going to my grandparent's home.

• They have a huge backyard.

• Their yard is a Garden of Eden.

• My favorite time of year to visit is in the summer.

How can using allusions make writing more interesting?