Allusions

What does the word "ALLUSION" mean?

• hinting at events that will happen later in the story

• citing evidence word-for-word, with quotation marks and page numbers

• reference to a well-known person, place, thing, or idea of significance

• clearly stating the meaning of a word

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Which part of the sentence is an allusion: If they keep pushing me, I'm going to turn into the Hulk.

• If they keep

• keep pushing me

• I'm going to turn

• turn into the Hulk

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Which part of the sentence is an allusion: Life can be hard, but you've got to just keep swimming.

• Life

• Life can be hard

• you've got to

• just keep swimming

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Which part of the sentence is an allusion: Something weird is going on--my spidey sense is tingling.

• Something weird

• spidey sense

• is going on

• weird

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What is the meaning of the allusion: My brother is a regular Einstein!

• My brother is a genius.

• My brother likes basketball.

• My brother has purple hair.

• My brother is named Einstein.

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What is the meaning of the allusion: Ask me anything, I'm like Google!

• I know all of the answers.

• I need the internet to survive.

• I am rich.

• I hate bad weather.

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What is the meaning of the allusion: I'm no Hercules, but I could open that jelly jar for you.

• I am a Greek god.

• I really like jelly.

• I am strong.

• Do you have peanut butter?

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What is the meaning of the allusion: I sent an SOS, but no one came.

• There was an emergency, and I needed help immediately!

• I like the alphabet.

• I like Alfredo Sauce.

• There wasn't anyone else there.

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What is the meaning of the allusion: I felt like cupid had struck me with his arrow when I saw the adorable puppy!

• I don't like dogs.

• I was in love with the puppy!

• I talked to the puppy.

• The puppy was okay.

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What is the meaning of the allusion: She's a good swimmer, but she's not Ariel.

• She hates the water.

• She is an okay swimmer.

• She is a fish.

• She has red hair.

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