Allusions
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ALLUSION
ALLUSION
A FIGURE OF SPEECH IN WHICH YOU MAKE A REFERENCE SOMEONE, SOMETHING, OR A HISTORICAL EVENT.
CONTINUED
ALLUSIONS CAN ACTUALLY HAVE TEXT REFERRING TI SOMETHING OR IT CAN JUST BE INFERRED.
WHY ALLUSIONS HELP
- Helps you grasp a better idea of the text.
- It engages you as a reader.
- It helps the author get a point across with more interest.
EXAMPLES IN TKAM
- "Disturbance between the north and south".
- President Roosevelt's inaugural address
- "...and the crash hit them the hardest.
QUIZ
WHAT IS A ALLUSION?
- Reference to something or someone.
- A picture that has more to it than realized.
- Citing your sources.
- Putting in historical sayings.
