2. That is ILLUSION. We are learning about ALLUSION

3. It comes from the word ALLUDE which means to refer to something.

4. Allusion A reference to something well known. Usually refers to mythology, literature, the Bible, history, or a well known current event.

5. These references can be direct or indirect.

6. Usually writers will not come out and say what they are alluding to, so the allusion is lost if the reader does not know the reference.

7. Why Writers Use It Allusions can help people see unique connections between two ideas. The reference can help the audience better understand a subject.

8. Simile: A comparison of two different things or ideas through the use of the words “like” or “as.” He ran like Usain Bolt. How could you figure out what the writer means if you do not know who Usain Bolt is?

9. Metaphor: A comparison of two unlike things not using “like” or “as.” She is my Juliet. How did Romeo feel about Juliet? How does the writer feel about the woman he is describing?

10. Can you figure out what these examples are alluding to? Carl tells so many lies his nose should be 3 feet long by now! Slide for the Answer

11. How does knowing about Pinocchio help you understand this commercial? Click on my nose for the commercial. Honest!!!

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

13. I'm no cowardly lion! Slide for the Answer

14. Kerry was doing pretty well on her diet, but the chocolate cake at the birthday party was her Achilles’ heel. Slide for the Answer Could you figure this out even if you did not know who Achilles was?

15. He was so angry I expected him to turn green and tear his shirt to bits by flexing his bulging muscles. Slide for the Answer

16. When he calls to me, I am ready I'll wash his feet with my hair if he needs, forgive him when his tongue lies through his brain. Even after three times, he betrays me - Lady Gaga The title of this song by Lady Gaga is “Judas”. How is the title an allusion? Slide for more about this song.