Allusion Allusion A reference in a work of A reference in a work of literature to a character, a literature to a character, a place, or a situation from history place, or a situation from history or from music, art, or another or from music, art, or another work of literature. work of literature. A passing or casual reference; an A passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication. either directly or by implication.

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Page 1: Allusion A reference in a work of literature to a character, a place, or a situation from history or from music, art, or another work of literature. A

AllusionAllusionA reference in a work of literature to a A reference in a work of literature to a character, a place, or a situation from character, a place, or a situation from history or from music, art, or another history or from music, art, or another work of literature.work of literature.

A passing or casual reference; an A passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication.either directly or by implication.

Page 2: Allusion A reference in a work of literature to a character, a place, or a situation from history or from music, art, or another work of literature. A

Example of Example of AllusionAllusion"As the cave's roof collapsed, he was "As the cave's roof collapsed, he was

swallowed up in the dust like Jonah, and only swallowed up in the dust like Jonah, and only his frantic scrabbling behind a wall of rock his frantic scrabbling behind a wall of rock indicated that there was anyone still alive". indicated that there was anyone still alive".

This is referring to Jonah from This is referring to Jonah from Jonah and the Whale, which is Jonah and the Whale, which is supposed to give you the image of supposed to give you the image of being 'swallowed alive.'being 'swallowed alive.'

Page 3: Allusion A reference in a work of literature to a character, a place, or a situation from history or from music, art, or another work of literature. A

Example of Example of AllusionAllusion““Ally didn't like to spend Ally didn't like to spend

money. She was no money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom Scrooge, but she seldom purchased anything except purchased anything except the bare necessities". the bare necessities".

This is a reference/ This is a reference/ allusion to Scrooge allusion to Scrooge from Charles Dicken’s from Charles Dicken’s A Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol..

Page 4: Allusion A reference in a work of literature to a character, a place, or a situation from history or from music, art, or another work of literature. A

Example of Example of AllusionAllusion““In an episode of The Simpsons, forty In an episode of The Simpsons, forty

years in the future, Bart the Chief years in the future, Bart the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Justice of the United States Supreme Court takes Homer to a movie. In the Court takes Homer to a movie. In the snack bar soylent green is sold. The snack bar soylent green is sold. The allusion is to allusion is to Soylent GreenSoylent Green a 1973 a 1973 movie. In that movie soylent green is movie. In that movie soylent green is a food made for starving people in the a food made for starving people in the future. Soylent Green is made out of future. Soylent Green is made out of people.people.