LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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Question
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Puritans often used Biblical allusions in their writing. Identify the statement below that uses a Biblical allusion.
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Reed was an aimless Odysseus wandering through many dangerous situations.
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The beach is my Garden of Eden, my paradise.
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Marley had a Siren’s voice that attracted attention from around the room.
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Izzy was a true MacBeth who would take down anyone who got in the way of her achieving her goals.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sample Sentence:The plush hotel was like the Garden of Eden. Bible Reference: Genesis 3:1-7-Tempted by the serpent, Eve took fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and ate it and then gave it to Adam. After they ate of the forbidden fruit, God cast them out of the Garden of Eden.
Detailed explanation-2: -The biblical allusion uses words and/or situations that make direct references to biblical stories, characters, places, or motifs within a larger story/text. This is purposeful on the part of the writer.
Detailed explanation-3: -Allusions are references in a literary work to a historical event, a myth, a religious text, or another work of literature.
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