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What on earth are you referring to??? Allusion What on earth are you referring to???

What am I referring to? Sometimes, I feel like Atlas-carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders.

What am I referring to? She had the wisdom of Athena and the beauty of Aphrodite.

What am I referring to? Her smile was shy but coy. It reminded me of a more famous smile that I once saw on a painting…

So what is it? These were all examples of Allusion Think about these examples and define allusion. What are you doing when you allude to something?

Think-Pair-Share! Discuss your answer with a partner to come up with a solid definition for allusion.

Prentice Hall Literature says… An allusion is a reference to a well- known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. Writers usually do not explain their allusions. They expect that their readers will be familiar with the things to which they refer.

Allusion vs. Illusion The noun allusion means "an indirect reference to a person, event, or thing." Illusion is a noun that means "false impression."

***That is an example of illusion 1. Were the horizontal lines straight or slanted? 2. Take a second look. 3. Well? ***That is an example of illusion

The cinnamon rolls were huge and golden brown, reminiscent of the twisted buns on the sides of a certain Jedi princess’s head.

The romance between that man and I was not a great Shakespearean tragedy, but we would sacrifice everything for each other

My friends and I were the real three stooges because we were horsing around and pushing and shoving each other.

The family of three sat there like the three bears eating their porridge.

I was supposed to go out with my friends, but my plans were changed I was supposed to go out with my friends, but my plans were changed. All of my siblings were gone, but I had been in the house slaving like Cinderella, scrubbing the floors on my hands and knees, washing clothes and dishes and making everyone’s beds

"I am afraid of spiders, but I'm no cowardly lion!

Create Your Own! On the index card, create your own sentence using allusion