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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 ID: 803888

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Literary Allusion

a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance in a text.

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.

To allude (v) = to refer to

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Stave 2 Allusions

The

Arabian

NightsBy Sir Richard F. BurtonShort storiesone of Dickens' own favorite books Ali Baba from “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”“Aladdin” is another famous story from this collection

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Stave 2 Allusions

Robinson Crusoe

By Daniel Defoe

Famous shipwreck-on-an-island survival storyA standard gift for boys at Christmas in Dickens’ day

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So what? How do the literary allusions to these stories help us better understand what we are reading?

These literary allusions help us better understand the character of Scrooge as a boy. In this scene, he appears to be alone, but when young Scrooge was reading, he was

not entirely

alone for he had an active imagination. He seems to see, physically, the colorful characters he encountered in literature.

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A Christmas Carol allusion in advertisements

Honeynut

Cheerios commercial

Nyquil commercial

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Allusion Assignment

Find an example of a text that alludes to

A Christmas Carol

.Bring in examples to share on December 22. Email me your submissions if possible (especially if it is a video).

Think about…how

the marketing companies presented and interpreted A Christmas Carol to get the attention of consumers.

specific connections between the advertisement and Dickens’ story

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A Christmas Carol allusion in advertisements

Xfinity

commercial

Honeynut Cheerios commercialThe Source commercialNyquil commercial