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ALLUSION A literary device which authors use as a means to refer or to make reference to a historical event, famous individual, landmark, or well‐known work of art/literature.
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Why Use Allusions? Hypotheses
What might be an author’s PURPOSE in choosing to reference a historical event, famous individual, landmark, or well-known work of art/literature?
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It was such an obvious lie– I was surprised his nose didn’t start growing.
Where did this come from? What is its intended purpose?
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She was on a diet, but french fries were her Achilles’ heal.
Where did this come from? What is its intended purpose?
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I’m just a regular guy. I wasn’t born on Krypton, and I can’t leap tall buildings in a single bound.
Where did this come from? What is its intended purpose?
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On his trip to Hawaii, he was amazed by the beauty of the island– it was like the Garden of Eden.
Where did this come from? What is its intended purpose?
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Why Use Allusions? REFLECTION
Having seen some examples, What might be an author’s PURPOSE in choosing to reference a historical event, famous individual, landmark, or well-known work of art/literature?
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Adapted From: "Allusions, Slang, and Literary
Analogies."Allusions, Slang, and Literary Analogies. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Oct
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