2.0 Allusions Pretest

The definition of "allusion" is...

• a brief reference to a person, event or place.

• two lines working as a unit

• a form of word play between similar sounding words

• words that involve one of the five senses

Which of the following are NOT types of allusions?

• Mythological

• Vituperative

• Historical

• Biblical

• Conjugal

Which of the following are NOT types of allusions?

• Literary

• Coincidental

• Artistic

• Visual

• Film & Television

Where can you find allusions?

• Literature

• Film/Cinema

• Television

• Theatre

• Anything with an element of fiction

People sometimes mix up "allusion" and "illusion" because they are...

• Couplets

• Homophones

• Analogies

• Homonyms

• Homographs

The reason that allusions are important is because they...

• Engage the reader's five senses

• Your teacher said so and she is extremely intelligent

• Provide a quick point of reference for anyone who understands them

• Save kittens from trees and small children from burning orphanages

• Provide structure to otherwise vague plot schemes in short stories

Which of the following contain an allusion?

• He's like the mayor of nothing.

• He thought that she was the fairest of them all.

• This omelet is eggsellent.

• Fine and dandy, like sour candy!

• It was the night of broken glass.

Which of the following do NOT contain an allusion?

• Like Bowie, he was under pressure.

• He was a millstone around her neck.

• His joke had all of the nuance of Andy Kaufman.

• Abraham Lincoln was an important figure in the American Civil War.

Which of the following do NOT contain an allusion?

• Like Bowie, he was under They looked for the signal...one for the money...two if by sea...pressure.

• The story of Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy.

• His joke had all of the nuance of Andy Kaufman.

• He was as sad as he had ever been.

Which of the following do NOT contain an allusion?

• We were going so fast, I was sure we would go back in time.

• Yeast and sugar create Carbon Dioxide.

• Some believe that champagne is best served in a Coupe glass.

• Some believe that champagne is best served in a Coupe glass.

• There are no strings to hold me down!