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Analogies & Allusions Warm-ups

Mississippi Trial, 1955. Analogies & Allusions Warm-ups. Get a set of Unit Pages from your table and put them in the middle of your folder. Under Warm-Up for this week, write the definitions, examples and explanations for allusion and analogy. Warm-up Week of April 11 th.

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Analogies & Allusions Warm-ups

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  1. Mississippi Trial, 1955 Analogies & Allusions Warm-ups

  2. Get a set of Unit Pages from your table and put them in the middle of your folder. Under Warm-Up for this week, write the definitions, examples and explanations for allusion and analogy. Warm-up Week of April 11th • Allusion: A statement that refers to something without mentioning it directly. “She turned the other cheek when her classmate insulted her.” This allusion is from the Bible and it means to not get revenge. • Analogy: A comparison between two things based on various characteristics. Aluminum : Metal as Haiku : Poetry Aluminum is a type of metal and Haiku is a type of poetry. The colon between the words stands for “is to.”

  3. Interpret (where does it come from) and explain (what does it mean) the following allusion: It was such an obvious lie, I’m surprised his nose didn’t start growing. Warm-up Week of April 18th • Choose the set of words that best express a relationship similar to that of the original pair and explain the relationship. Locker : Storage as … Telephone : Communication Wallet : Cash Pencil : Paper Lake : Water

  4. Interpret (where does it come from) and explain (what does it mean) the following allusion: On his first trip to Hawaii he was so amazed by its beauty he thought it must be the Garden of Eden. Warm-up Week of April 25th • Choose the set of words that best express a relationship similar to that of the original pair and explain the relationship. Sunscreen : Sunburn as … Vaccination : Disease Carelessness : Accident Dream : Sleep

  5. Interpret (where does it come from) and explain (what does it mean) the following allusion: I’m just a regular guy. I am not faster than a speeding bullet and I can’t leap tall buildings in a single bound. Warm-up Week of May 2nd • Choose the set of words that best express a relationship similar to that of the original pair and explain the relationship. Active : Idle as … Dramatic : Tragic Brief : Lengthy Scholarly : Studious

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