LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE
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can be brief or extended
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overlap with imaginative comparisons
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take advantage of things a reader already knows
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are usually universally understandable
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Detailed explanation-1: -An allusion requires a few features: it must be brief, indirect, and reference something else. Usually, an allusion references something historical or in another art form. You can also reference pop culture or current events. Allusions must be brief.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement best describes the effect of the allusion? It evokes an image that helps the reader understand the current racial and political situation in Brixton.
Detailed explanation-3: -Historical – An allusion to a historical event or period. Mythological – An allusion to a mythological figure or story. Literary – An allusion to a literary text or figure. Religious – An allusion to a religious text, story, or figure.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sam is young and hungry for success. The smell of donuts is like kryptonite to me. She showed up looking like Venus. That was always my Achilles’ heel. I wish I could just click my heels and be back home. You’re carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. More items