Identifying and Using Allusions

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

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

• His wife was his Achilles' heel.

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

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

Allusion is defined as______

• Two lines working as a unit

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

• A form of wordplay with similar sounding sounds

• Words that involve one of the five senses

What is this meme an allusion to?

• The 1950's

• Friday

• Felicia Day

• my cousin Felicia

Which President was Martin Luther King Jr. alluding to in his speech, "I Have a Dream", with the following lines: "Five score years ago a great American in whose symb­olic shadow we stand today signed the Emancipation Proclamation."?

• George Bush

• Barack Obama

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

What does the allusion of The Three Stooges mean?

• Three people can make better decisions than one

• you are acting silly or ridiculous

• you can't understand what others are saying

• All of the above

Bruno Mars- That's what I Like
"Everything 24 karats
Take a look in that mirror
Now tell me who's the fairest
Is it you? (is it you?) Is it me? (is it me?)"
what is the term for the phrase in red text?

• Allusion

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

What is the definition of 'allusion'?

From Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet which of these lines contains an allusion?

• And therefore have I little talked of love

• Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt's death

• For Venus smiles not in a house of tears

• All of the above

What type of allusion is this?

• Mythological

• Biblical

• Literary

• Historical

Read the source of the allusion. In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of love. He often shoots arrows at people to make them love each other. What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? I know I'm playing Cupid, but I think Bob and my cousin should spend more time together.

• trying to make people fall in love

• sharing or expressing an unpopular point of view

• saying kind and pleasant things about people