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
Slide2Stave 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
Slide3Stave 2 Allusions
Robinson Crusoe
By Daniel Defoe
Famous shipwreck-on-an-island survival storyA standard gift for boys at Christmas in Dickens’ day
Slide4So 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.
Slide5A Christmas Carol allusion in advertisements
Honeynut
Cheerios commercial
Nyquil commercial
Slide6Allusion 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
Slide7Slide8Slide9Slide10A Christmas Carol allusion in advertisements
Xfinity
commercial
Honeynut Cheerios commercialThe Source commercialNyquil commercial