Allusions

What is an allusion?

A. A Rocket

B. A Tree

C. A Carrot

D. A Literary Device

What is a Literary Device?

A. A Rocket

B. A Tree

C. A Potato

D. A word or phrase used to help intensify communication.

So a literary device is: “a word used as a tool to

intensify communication .”?

YES!!

BUT BORING!!!

Literary devices are the heart and

soul of every expression.

These devices breathe life into words, whether they are a part

of a:conversation, narrative, story-writing, speech, drama, newspaper, or poetry.

One TYPE of literary device is an

ALLUSION

An ALLUSION is a reference in one literary work to a character, statement,

event, or theme found in another literary work.

Do you love me? I know you will say “Yes;“ and I will take your word for it. Yet, if you

swear you love me, you might be lying. They say Zeus laughs

when lovers lie.

Zeus was about to strike the earth with a barrage of

thunderbolts when he realized that the damaged caused by

such an attack might threaten heaven itself.

Romeo & Juliet 1600 A.D.

Ancient Greek Mythology 2000 B.C.

Main Types of Allusions

Classical

Biblical.

Shakespearean

Historical

Cultural

The Classical allusionThis allusion has to do with

anything mentioned in GREEK MYTHOLOGY:

[Example: The Lyrics refer to mythology.]

“You consider me the young apprentice

Caught between the Scylla and Charybdis.”

- The Police

The Biblical allusion

This allusion has to do with anything mentioning information from the Bible.

[Example: Lyrics refer to the Book of Revelation .]

“I’ll see you again when the stars fall

from the sky, and the moon turns red

over One-Tree Hill.”

- U2

The Shakespearian allusion

This allusion has to do with anything mentioned in a Shakespearean writing.

[Example: Lyrics refer to a Shakespearean play.]

"We could be perfect one last night. And die like star-crossed lovers when

we fight“

- My Chemical Romance

Allusion Review:An allusion is a word tool (literary

device).An allusions can bring out ideas,

associations, and extra information in the reader's mind with only a

word or two. Allusion is a type of 'reference'.

It relies on the reader being able to understand the allusion and being

familiar with all of the meaning hidden behind the words.

Literary Devices

Literary Elements

Literary Terms

Figurative Language

Now You

Know!!