PPT-Allusion: an indirect or passing reference to some event, person, place or artistic work

When used it is assumed that both the author and the reader share the same historical or literary knowledge Allusions Allusions derived from Greek Mythology The Midas Touch King Midas wanted to be the richest man in the world He was given the ability to turn everything he touched into gold This became his greatest ability but also a curse for even his food turned to gold The worst part of his abilityhe turned his own daughter into gold. Successful allusions enrich the work by bringing in additional associations for the reader An allusion to the Bible for example might allow an author to call up an entire worldview and moral code The danger in using allusion is that the reader may n Ms. Wolf – Language Arts Class . Agenda for Thursday 2.14.13. Warm-Up: Grammar – pages 84-90 GUM Book . Connection to a Clip- Dead Poet’s Society . Allusions Notes and Examples . Create your Own Poem . 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. . 1. In Java. Primitive types (byte, short, . int. …). allocated on the stack. Objects. allocated on the heap. 2. Parameter passing in Java. Myth: “Objects are passed by reference, primitives are passed by value”. I can identify and explain allusions in Fahrenheit 451.. A1 and B2: I can identify figurative language and its effect on F451.. General Bell Ringer. What do you think are some of the most powerful or memorable stories, fiction OR non-fiction, in our culture? Why? . 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.. Techniques. Anaphora. anaphora. – repetition of words at the beginning of neighboring sentences. Example:. “We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender.” – Winston Churchill. A three year study with young choreographers. . Barry Oreck, Ph.D. . Jessica . Nicoll. Artistic activity cannot begin where educators impose on students externally formulated images and methods, concepts and cognition. A transaction between the individual and his or her physical, psychological, and social environments is necessary for true artistic activity....He or she needs, in short, . 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…. Patrick Henry’s Speech in the Virginia Convention . Rhetorical Question. A rhetorical question is asked just for effect or to lay emphasis on some point discussed when no . real . answer is expected. Week Nine LA 9 Vocabulary allusion (n.) a quick reference to a person, thing, event, or idea to make a connection “ The Cask of Amontillado ” included allusions to the Free Masons . noun verb adjective reading. Inter. n. ational. . Federation of Library Association “. Fundamental . Requirements for Bibliographic Records”, revised . 2008. The version I used is on the course resource page. . http://wotan.liu.edu/home/krichel/cou . 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.. literary work, . myth, art, etc.). Finding . Nemo. Alludes to Classic Literature. Nemo. was a ship captain in the classic novel . 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. by Jules Verne. The character . Nemo.