ALLUSION PRACTICE
ALLUSION PRACTICE
Allusion: (n) a reference to a well-known piece of literature, art, song, event, or person in a work of literature.
Example: His Goliath frame seemed to dwarf the other football players.
¡°Goliath¡± is a reference to the character in the Bible named Goliath. He was a giant who was defeated by a small boy
named David wielding a sling shot and a few stones. This allusion tells the readers that the boy in the sentence above is a
large boy¡ªlarger than those around him.
Copy the following sentences. Underline the allusions in the following sentences, determine to what the writer is referring,
and determine a possible meaning for the allusion.
1. The kindergarteners were frightened of the new principal who reminded them of Cruella DeVille.
Reference to: ______________________________________________________
Possible meaning: __________________________________________________
2. I hoped to sign the birthday card our team bout for Coach, but I couldn¡¯t find a spot to sign my
name because someone went all John Hancock on it and signed his name across the whole card.
Reference to: ______________________________________________________
Possible meaning: __________________________________________________
3. Although the earthquake did a great deal of damage, it was nothing like the disaster of 9/11.
Reference to: ______________________________________________________
Possible meaning: __________________________________________________
4. When I taught kindergarten, I often felt a bit like Bo Peep as I tried to herd the five year olds
down the hall each morning.
Reference to: ______________________________________________________
Possible meaning: __________________________________________________
5. My students misbehaved in the assembly, so when we returned to the classroom I became Hitler,
and they understood that I meant business.
Reference to: ______________________________________________________
Possible meaning: _________________________________
6. The three-year-old jumped out of the tub, leaving murky, dingy water in his wake. Staring into
the tub, his dad exclaimed, ¡°Wowsa. It¡¯s like the Boston Tea Party in there.¡±
Reference to: ______________________________________________________
Possible meaning: _________________________________
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