Allusion types

My diet was going well until the new chocolate store went in down the street, chocolate is my Achilles’ heel.

• literature/mythology

• religious

• historical

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

My dog is acting like Jekyll and Hyde.

• literature/mythology

• religious

• historical

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.4

The real estate agent said his new farm listing was like the Garden of Eden. 

• literature/mytology
• religious
• historical

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Jana warned her friend Mary against dating Luke because he thinks he is Romeo.

• literature/mythology
• religious
• historical

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Her first day of babysitting made Lacy feel like she was trapped in Hades.

• literature/mythology
• religious
• historical

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Everything was going well until that Benedict Arnold, Steve, told everyone where we hid our supply of candy for snacking on during break time. 

• literature/mythology
• religious
• historical

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Joe is such an Honest Abe, he never can keep our secrets.

• literature/mythology
• religious
• historical

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

By allowing the baby not to finish eating before leaving the table, the mom opened Pandora’s box and soon was sitting alone at the table. 

• literature/mythology
• religious
• historical

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.4

Harriet Tubman was a Moses to the slaves who she took north to freedom.

• literature/mythology
• religious
• historical

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.9

As we walked through the gate at the zoo, Kacia said, "Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!"

• literature/mythology
• religious
• historical

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3