PPT-POETRY SMORGASBORD! Allusion

allusion a reference in a work of literature to something outside the work especially to a wellknown historical or literary event person or work  When TS Eliot writes To have squeezed the universe into a ball in The Love Song of J Alfred . Allusion . allusion. - a reference in a work of literature to something outside the work, especially to a well-known historical or literary event, person, or work.  When T.S. Eliot writes, "To have squeezed the universe into a ball" in "The Love Song of J. Alfred . Milton’s poetry consists of the moral & religious influences of Puritanism that are blended with the generous culture of the Renaissance. It falls into four periods: 1) the college period; 2) the Horton period; 3) period of his prose writings; & 4) period of his greatest poetic achievement. ‘Ode . 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.. By: Megan McConaghy. I like Poetry, Yes I do!. I like Poetry, How ‘bout you?. POETRY RULES! . As you can see, Poetry is everywhere…. ... In Bumper stickers, songs, nursery rhymes, and plain old silly phrases!. Poetry is not prose. Prose is the ordinary language people use in speaking or writing.. Poetry is a form of literary expression that captures intense experiences or creative perceptions of the world in a musical language.. ―. A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom. . – . Robert Frost . ―…the best words in the best . order. . – . Samuel Taylor Coleridge . ―Poetry is the most direct and simple means of expressing . 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. A reference within a written work to something outside it:. Types of Allusions . in literature:. Historical (refer to a war/king). Biblical (events in the Bible). Classical (Greek/Roman lit.). Jenny . Seham. , PhD. Nawal. . Muradwij. Poetry in motion: A poetry dance Play for Middle School Special Education Classroom. Diverse Learners. Middle School Students. Outline of Webinar. Diverse learners and multiple art forms. T. S. Eliot’s . “Love Song of J. Alfred . Prufrock. ”. Hamlet Act I. Develop and apply new poetry analysis skills. Understand key terms regarding poetic devices. Application of poetry explication skills. “I was good at battling and I practiced it like a sport. I’d spend free time reading the dictionary, building my vocabulary for battles.” . “Since rap is poetry, and a good MC is a good poet, you can’t just half-listen to a song once and think you’ve got it. Here’s what I mean: A poet’s mission is to make words do more work than they normally do, to make them work on more than one level. For instance, a poet makes words work sonically—as sounds, as music…”. 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.. reference. . to a person, . place, thing. , or idea of . literary. , historical, . . cultural. , or . political significance. . . . . . It . does . not . describe in . detail. the . person .