PPT-Literary Allusion a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of

It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers It is just a passing comment and the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text. Achilles’ Heel. This term is from . Greek Mythology. . According to myth, when Achilles was a baby, his mother dipped him in the . River Styx . because the waters from this river gave . immortality. Alliteration. :. When a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound. Carrie's. . cat clawed her couch. .. Sara’s . sister . slept . soundly.. Hannah’s. home has heat.. Connotations. 6. th. Grade . Ms. . . Lukacs. Greenwich’ Connecticut. Greenwich is a town on the suburb of Connecticut. The town is home to several hedge funds and it was ranked #1 place to live in money magazine. It was also ranked #1 in the “Biggest earner” catagory By money magazine!. Sandra Zambrano. Allusion . Definition: Allusion is a figure of speech that makes casual reference to a famous historic or literary figure or even a work of literature. . Function: The function of allusion is to make a reference to a work of literature in another work of literature. . I can identify and explain allusions in Fahrenheit 451.. A1 and B2: I can identify figurative language and its effect on F451.. General Bell Ringer. What do you think are some of the most powerful or memorable stories, fiction OR non-fiction, in our culture? Why? . Allusion. Definition. : A brief reference in a literary work to a person, place, thing, or passage in another literary work, usually for the purpose of associating the tone or theme of the one work with the other.. Birth Place Married Place Death Place Birth Place Death Place Birth Death Birth Place Married Place Death Place Birth Place Married Place Death Place Birth Place Death Place Birth Birth Birth Place De Point of View. Definition: The . perspective from which the story is told. . Narrators of stories can take on three points of view: . 1. st. person= . “I/we”. 2. nd. person= . “you”. 3. rd. An . indirect. reference in . a song, movie, commercial, T.V. show or literary . work to a . previously released . literary work or to . a person. , place, or thing in history. . . In other words…. Nouns. 1. Persons. parents, Martha, teacher,. woman, sister, linebackers, baby sitter. Places. White House,. states, school, city, Chicago. Things. rocket,. desks, ocean, hamster, train, computer, Newberry Medal, Golden Gate Bridge. Patrick Henry’s Speech in the Virginia Convention . Rhetorical Question. A rhetorical question is asked just for effect or to lay emphasis on some point discussed when no . real . answer is expected. Allusion #____ Date_____. Category:______________________. What I already know about this allusion:. Background information about the allusion:. How the allusion is used today:. Example:. Additional examples:. Allusion. A reference within a written work to something outside it:. Types of Allusions . in literature:. Historical (refer to a war/king). Biblical (events in the Bible). Classical (Greek/Roman lit.). Chapter 2 Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives A noun is a word or word group that is used to name a person, place, thing, or an idea. Person—George Washington, teacher, chef Place—Grand Canyon, city, kitchen