True or False
CRASH! BOOM!
False (onamonapia)
Well...if the shoe fits...
Cinderella
Squishing the bug was like killing a mockingbird.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Give a example.
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Name a key word/concept to describe allusion.
A reference.
Lightning danced across the sky.
False (personification)
She's a good swimmer, but she's no Ariel.
The Little Mermaid
He was acting like Oscar the Grouch yesterday.
Sesame Street
Give a example.
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Define allusion.
Ex: An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Chocolate is my Kryptonite.
True (from Superman)
He ran faster than lightning.
The Flash
I wish I could just click my heels...
The Wizard of Oz
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What type of allusion is "We must all be alike. Not everyone born free and equal, as the Constitution says, but as everyone made equal."?
Historical.
He felt like he just got a golden ticket.
True (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
He smiles like a Cheshire cat.
Alice in Wonderland
He was so mad I thought he would turn green.
The Incredible Hulk
Give a example from A Christmas Carol.
Ex: You're acting like such a Scrooge.
What type of allusion is "A dwarf on a giant's shoulders of the furthest of the two!"?
Literary.
She's happy as a clam.
False (simile)
Whenever he gets accused, he cries witch.
The Crucible
My family is so strange, we might as well live in Springfield.
The Simpsons
Give a example from Pinocchio.
Ex: He was lying so much I thought his nose would grow.
Name 4 types of allusions.
Biblical, historical, mythical, literary