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AllusionSet 5

1His criticism of a simplistic "language of rustics" targets ideas chiefly associated with:

2Which of the following literary devices is being used in this quote, " ..... he opened this door and found Wonderland, Alice, the Mock Turtle, or Aladdin and his Magical Lamp ..... "

3Name the character that speaks in the following quotation "Nohbdy, Nohbdy's tricked me. Nohbdy's ruined me!"

4"The Things They Carried": Toward the end of the story, the narrator refers to "that big silver freedom bird"; to what does this phrase allude?

5What is the definition of this English term: allusion?

6"Who do you think I am? Cinderella? Don't tell me to clean your house!" is an example of

7"You're a regular Einstein" is an example of which rhetorical device?

8A reference to a famous person, place, or event. Ex: "The fold medal winner was a Cinderella story"

9" ..... you were Romeo. You were throwing pebbles and my daddy said, 'Stay away from Juliet." '

10Identify the figurative language used in the sentence: "He fought the urge like Hercules."

11An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event. Fill in the blank with the correct literary term.

12Two of Marcel Marceau's role models.

13"We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts." is

14What is an allusion? A. a direct insult B. a reference to something famous (history, myth, Bible, pop culture) C. a repeated sound D. a long description

15What trait usually marks a Shakespearean comedy?