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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.
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.
Ancient Greek Mythology
2000 B.C.
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.
Romeo & Juliet
1600 A.D.
Main Types of Allusions
Classical
Biblical.
Shakespearean
Historical
Cultural
The
Classical allusion
This 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!!