Allusions, usage, and types

Edwin Arlington Robinson wrote "Richard Cory" in 1896. Why is this significant?

• Richard Cory is still respected by people even after what he did.

• This type of situation still happens today.

• Robinson is still alive today.

• People have always been jealous.

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An allusion is a(n)...

• an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text.

• a lie

• the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

• idea

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In a literature class, Noah was asked to identify an example of allusion from the following sentences. Which one should he choose?

• Grace said, 'He was as brave as a lion.'

• Olivia wrote, 'She had a heart of gold.'

• Noah read, 'They lived happily ever after.'

• Grace mentioned, 'He had a Mona Lisa smile.'

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I'm so glad she finally found her "happily ever after."

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• allusion

• alliteration

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more intimidating than Mr. T

• idiom

• simile

• metaphor

• allusion

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Which completion makes an allusion:

She had a smile that could .................................

• rival the Mona Lisa.

• be good for us.

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a person who is very lucky and makes money with whatever they do

• Midas
• Zeus
• Adonis

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Which of the following is not an example of an allusion?

• his wife was his Achille's heel

• he lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's

• she transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.

• we'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever.

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What is the definition of allusion?

• an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
• A reference to something
• Comparing two or more things
• Repeating something more than once

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In one of Aesop's fables, four animals go hunting under the assumption that they will split their prize equally, but the lion, the most powerful animal, takes more than the other members of the group.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

My older brother takes the lion's share of the space in our bedroom.

• an equal amount

• a tiny bit

• an even split

• the largest portion

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