Literary Allusions

What is an allusion

• a direct refrence

• an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitl an indirect or passing reference.

Which of the following is not an allusion

• Well miss him so much because he was the best dog ever

• He is such a romeo with the ladies

• don't be a grinch

What type of allusion is this?

• Historical

• Literary

• Mythogical

• Bibical

Which of the following represents an allusion?

• The smaller brother was like a pitbull he was so fierce.

• Her rise to the championship is a Cinderella story of triumph.

• He drove to the office every day, but on the way home he dreamed of becoming an executive chef

• The linebacker was a freight train, barreling down the field on a collision course

Who was like moses (allusion)

• moses

• romeo

• harriet

• martin luther king

Things became hard in life so she just kept swimming. What does this mean?

• she gave up

• she stoped in the middle

• she kept going

• she went to sleep

Oh your such a Pinocchio What does this mean?

• such a liar

• such a bad person

Spell allusion

• illusion

• allysion

• allisiun

• allusion

Synonym for allusion

• hint

• clue

• reference

• mention

Which sentence DOES NOT use Allusions

• Your a liar

• Your just like a pinocchio