A Literary Allusion is an indirect reference to another literary work, or a famous person.
Literary Allusions in Chapter 13
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES When you notice a cat in profound meditation, The reason, I tell you, is always the same: His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name: His ineffable effable Effanineeffable Deep and inscrutable singular Name.
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.
“She walks in beauty, like the night.”
WONKA: Is it my soul that calls upon my name? from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Act II, Scene 2 ROMEO It is my soul that calls upon my name: How silver-sweet sound lovers' tongues by night, Like softest music to attending ears!
WONKA: A small step for mankind, but a giant step for us. Neil Armstrong [1930] One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
High school is a time of transition for students. As freshmen, many students become overwhelmed with the work load required by classes and the opportunities to become involved in extra-curricular activities. As a result, they may become overburdened sleeping freshmen who never lie.