Allusion Types

A reference to a person, place, or event from Literature

• Literary Allusion

• Religious Allusion

• Cultural Allusion

• Mythological Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A reference to something from religious texts

• Literary Allusion

• Religious Allusion

• Historical Allusion

• Mythological Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

An indirect reference to a value/belief/custom, or something of importance to a specific group

• Literary Allusion

• Religious Allusion

• Cultural Allusion

• Mythological Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When a work of literature refers to a historical event or person

• Literary Allusion

• Cultural Allusion

• Historical Allusion

• Mythological Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Noah's Ark is what type of allusion?

• Historical

• Religious

• Mythological

• Literature

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

After returning home from a long vacation, Mrs. Burkhardt said, "There's no place like home." She's making an ALLUSION to _____ to show that like Dorothy, she likes to travel but is happy to be home.

• The Wizard of Oz

• Star Wars

• Divergent

• Kanye West

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What type of allusion is this?

• Mythological

• Biblical

• Literary

• Historical

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A Reference to mythology in literature

• Literary Allusion

• Religious Allusion

• Historical Allusion

• Mythological Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When your parents learn about your new plan to raise money, it's going to sink like the Titanic.

• pun

• allusion

• idiom

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Don't be a Scrooge!

• personification

• idiom

• pun

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A