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Wednesday, March 19

Wednesday, March 19. Copy the following definition.

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Wednesday, March 19

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  1. Wednesday, March 19 Copy the following definition. • An allusion is a reference to a specific place, a historical event, a famous literary figure, real or fictitious, or a work of art. Allusions can be drawn from history, geography, science, math, religion, or literature. Three different types of allusions are classical, historical, and literary.

  2. Independent Practice: ALLUSION • For each of the following sentences, find the allusion and then explain what they mean. • It was such an obvious lie, I was surprised his nose didn’t start growing. • On his first trip to Hawaii, he was so amazed by its beauty that he thought it must be the garden of Eden. • Their relationship didn’t work out in the end- it was a real Romeo and Juliet story. • When the tide came in, their sandcastle was swallowed up like Jonah. • She was on a diet, but French fries were her Achilles’ heel. • I’m just a regular guy. I wasn’t born on Krypton, and I can’t leap tall buildings in a single bound.

  3. Homework: ALLUSION • Complete the handout and bring it back to the next class period. • 5 points extra credit on the homework if you can tell me where the creators of the Scream movies got inspiration for the mask…. The mask itself is an allusion to something…

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