PPT-Allusion & Symbol in Literature: rich possibilities

Allusion A reference within a written work to something outside it Types of Allusions in literature Historical refer to a warking Biblical events in the Bible Classical GreekRoman lit. 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!. Mrs. Edmiston. S.I.F.T.T.. S.I.F.T. is an acronym for . S. : Symbols. I: Images. F: Figurative Language. T: . Tone. T: Theme. sift. S. Symbol: A thing that represents something beyond itself. For example, the U.S. Flag symbolizes/represents freedom. In literature, a symbol has more than one layer of meaning. . 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. . Introduction to Humanities. The Humanities Through the Arts. F. David Martin * Lee A. Jacobus. Spoken language is the basic medium of literature.. Literature is an art whose medium is language used to affect the imagination.. Allusion . An allusion is a short, informal reference to a famous person or event.. These are usually drawn from history, Greek and Roman mythology, Shakespeare, the Bible and literature.. Cultural Literacy. 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. 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.. DR. HUSNIAH SAHAMID. Symbols – some definition. A . symbol. is a . sign. . further. . layers of . meaning . a . symbol means more than it literally . says. http. ://web.mst.edu/~gdoty/classes/concepts-practices/def-symbols.htmlre literal - symbols are . Dinh. ".. Mai Vo-. Dinh. Legal. name. Vo-. Dinh,Mai. Birthplace. Hue, Annam, French Indochina. Birthdate. 14 November 1933. Deathdate. . 31 May. 2009. 2. Summary.  . In the Vietnam there is a kind of small lizard with three inches long webbed feet and a short, round head. They are running quickly upside down on the ceiling or along the walls and send out little snapping cries that sound like “. What to do:. For each scene or song that will appear, you will want to pay attention to the use of allusion. After the clip, you will be asked a question in reference to that allusion.. Scene 1: Zion commercial. 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…. Allusion #____ Date_____. Category:______________________. What I already know about this allusion:. Background information about the allusion:. How the allusion is used today:. Example:. Additional examples:.