Identifying and Using Allusions

How would allusion be defined?

• a reference to a famous person, place, or event

• words that involve one of the five senses

• two lines working as a unit

• a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds

How is the allusion Adam and Eve commonly used?

• committing a sin

• being lazy

• being in love

• all of the above

Which of the following is true about allusions?

• allusions are written in quotation marks

• allusions are always started as a comparison, as in 'He was as strong as Hercules.'

• allusions are indicated references that may sometimes be obvious and sometimes obscure

• all of the above

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.

Allusion or Not an Allusion?

• Not an allsion

• Allusion

Allusion or Not an allusion?

• Not an Allusion

• Allusion

"Hawaii was just like the Garden of Eden. We were mesmerized the entire time." 
What is the purpose of the allusion to "Garden of Eden"? 

• To take us back in time to Adam and Eve
• To help us understand the beauty that was experienced in Hawaii 
• To give the reader a better ability to smell all the smells the characters did
• To add suspense to the novel 

Which of these is NOT an example of an allusion?

• a reference to George Washington
• a reference to Adam and Eve
• a reference to the Boston Tea Party
• a reference to the colors in the rainbow

What is the allusion in the following lines of music:

"I'm full strength like a Cyclops's eye drops,

I got full support like high-tops." - Ugly Duckling

• Strength

• Cyclops

• High-tops

• Eye drops

When we refer to this, we are referring to a person's weakness or the place where they are vulnerable

• Achilles' Heel

• Bedlam

• Catch-22

• Crocodile Tears