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2 A Literary Allusion is an indirect reference to another literary work, or a famous person.

3 Literary Allusions in Chapter 13

4 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.

5 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.

6 “She walks in beauty, like the night.”

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8 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! http://home.att.net/~tom.brodhead/wonka.htm

9 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.

10 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.

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