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WorksheetsAllusions ll
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
#16: Icarus/ Fly too Close to the Sun
unwise because of the risks involved.
fail or be destroyed because of lack of caution or excessive ambition
something that cannot be interfered with or harmed in any way.
#17: Bread and Circuses
worshipped even though it is not worthy of worship.
despite being a compliment, is insulting or rude in some way.
seeping people happy and thus deflecting concern about troubling issues.
#18: Deus ex Machina
unsatisfying and overly convenient way to end a story.
show false sympathy for someone.located away from where they live.
located away from where they live.
Allusion #19: Tabula Rasa
miraculous abundance in the face of seeming scarcity.
umultuous, and passionate uproar that actually is unimportant or meaningless.
unmarked and uninfluenced
#20: Tantalus
something desirable which is then withheld.
control or influence over another person.
located away from where they live.
#21: NIMBY
Not In My Back Yard
located away from where they live.
to display indifference in the midst of an emergency or disaster.
#22: Waterloo
despite being a compliment, is insulting or rude in some way.
to display indifference in the midst of an emergency or disaster
suffer an ultimate, decisive defeat.
#23: The Emperor’s New Clothes
something desirable which is then withheld.
pointing out the falseness or pretentiousness of something
temptation used to lure people.
#24: Left Handed Compliment
unrelated to what is said before. In logic, it is a conclusion that does not logically follow from the premises
despite being a compliment, is insulting or rude in some way.
to display indifference in the midst of an emergency or disaster
#25: Golden Calf
worshipped even though it is not worthy of worship
nclined to be resentful or seems to be looking for an excuse to fight.
greatest work produced by a writer, composer, or artist.
#26: Sword of Damocles
Appearances can be deceptive.
obsessive focus on oneself, particularly one’s physical appearance.
awareness of impending or imminent danger.
#27: Svengali
pointing out the falseness or pretentiousness of something
control or influence over another person.
suffer an ultimate, decisive defeat.
#28: Non Sequitur
an object that has no use to its owner and may even represent a financial burden or an inconvenience.
suffer an ultimate, decisive defeat.
unrelated to what is said before. In logic, it is a conclusion that does not logically follow from the premises.
#29: White Elephant
an object that has no use to its owner and may even represent a financial burden or an inconvenience.
Signifying nothing.
represents duality i
#30: Fiddle While Rome Burns
an absurd, no-win situation.
to display indifference in the midst of an emergency or disaster.
unpleasant or embarrassing things about a person that he or she would prefer to keep hidden from others,
#31: In Medias Res
awareness of impending or imminent danger.
despite being a compliment, is insulting or rude in some way.
occurs abruptly, in the middle of the action
