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Allusions. What is an allusion? A. A Rocket B. A Tree C. A Carrot D. A Literary Device.
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Transcript of Allusions. What is an allusion? A. A Rocket B. A Tree C. A Carrot D. A Literary Device.
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!!
