1. Analogies & Allusions Warm-ups
Mississippi Trial, 1955
Analogies & Allusions Warm-ups

2. Warm-up Week of April 11th
Get a set of Unit Pages from your table and put them in the middle of your folder.
Under Warm-Up for this week, write the definitions, examples and explanations for allusion and analogy.
Allusion: A statement that refers to something without mentioning it directly.
“She turned the other cheek when her classmate insulted her.”
This allusion is from the Bible and it means to not get revenge.
Analogy: A comparison between two things based on various characteristics.
Aluminum : Metal as Haiku : Poetry
Aluminum is a type of metal and Haiku is a type of poetry. The colon between the words stands for “is to.”

3. Warm-up Week of April 18th
Interpret (where does it come from) and explain (what does it mean) the following allusion:
It was such an obvious lie, I’m surprised his nose didn’t start growing.
Choose the set of words that best express a relationship similar to that of the original pair and explain the relationship.
Locker : Storage as …
Telephone : Communication
Wallet : Cash
Pencil : Paper
Lake : Water

4. Warm-up Week of April 25th
Interpret (where does it come from) and explain (what does it mean) the following allusion:
On his first trip to Hawaii he was so amazed by its beauty he thought it must be the Garden of Eden.
Choose the set of words that best express a relationship similar to that of the original pair and explain the relationship.
Sunscreen : Sunburn as …
Vaccination : Disease
Carelessness : Accident
Dream : Sleep

5. Warm-up Week of May 2nd Active : Idle as … Dramatic : Tragic
Interpret (where does it come from) and explain (what does it mean) the following allusion:
I’m just a regular guy. I am not faster than a speeding bullet and I can’t leap tall buildings in a single bound.
Choose the set of words that best express a relationship similar to that of the original pair and explain the relationship.
Active : Idle as …
Dramatic : Tragic
Brief : Lengthy
Scholarly : Studious