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Today you will learn how knowing a literary allusion helps you make meaning of what you’re reading.
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Allusion (n) To allude (v) = to refer to
a short and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance in a text. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. It is just a passing comment THINKING PROCESS: spot the allusion within the text know the reference use it to better understand what you are reading
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Low-level Example: Monsters Inc.
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Higher-level example:
THINKING PROCESS: spot the allusion within the text know the reference use it to better understand what you are reading
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Purpose for reading: How does knowing an allusion help you make more meaning of a text?
Novel Allusion So What? Fuzzy Mud pg. 10 Frankenstein by Mary Shelly How does knowing about the story of Frankenstein help you make more meaning of slime mold? Trouble pg. 48 – 53 pg. 63 – 65 pg. 56 & 69 Canterbury Tales by Chaucer “O Solitude! If I Must With Thee Dwell” by John Keats How does knowing the reference to pilgrims help you make more meaning of the trial (CH 5)? How does reading Keat’s poetry help you make meaning of the italics? The Outsiders pg. 77 “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost Genesis from the Bible How does reading Frost’s poem help you understand the central idea of innocence? How does knowing the allusion to the Garden of Eden help you understand “Nothing Gold Can Stay?”
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