rhetoric quiz thing

what is an allusion

• referenceing somting indirectly

• a magic trick

• telling a story

which is the allusion

• im like the tiger woods of mini golf

• im so good at skateboarding

• i hate pancakes

which is the allusion

• im better than you at math

• you dont have to be albert einstein to understand this

• waffles are better than pancakes

which is the allusion

• your mom is so annoying

• you look like a clown

• our city needs a real life batman

which is not an allsuion

• i'll be your romeo if you'll be my juliet

• my brother looks like g.i. joe in that uniform

• your dad is really smart

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which is not an allusion

• im gonna hit you like mike tyson

• your dog is so cool

• stop taking my stuff you're not robin hood

allusion is defined as

• a comparison using "like" or "as"

• a subtle reference to the main idea

• an implied or indirect reference to a well know person, place or event

• when you see one thing but in reality, its something else

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which of the fallowing is an allusion

• he lies so much, im suprised his nose doesn't grow like pinnochio

• she is as blind as a bat

• their parents were nicer than mine

• her favorite artist was picasso but now its van gogh

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an allusion refers only to movies

• true

• false

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what is a common reason for using an allusion

• to trick and confuse other people

• to impress people with your pop culture knowledge

• to deppen the readers understanding of the text