A traditional literary allusion can be a reference to a historical event, a famous person or place, a post on Facebook, or a passage in the Bible.
A True
B False
Martin Luther King Jr. included several Biblical and historical references in his “I Have a Dream” speech.
A True
B False
Allusions are very obvious in a text because they are direct references.
A True
B False
A writer can allude to another writer’s entire piece of writing.
A True
B False
Readers can expand their knowledge of allusions by reading as much as possible.
A True
B False
Allusions add fluff to a text; they do not add to a deeper understanding of what someone reads.
A True
B False
Any part of a text surrounded by quotation marks is an allusion.
A True
B False
One clue that may help you spot an allusion is the inclusion of capitalized words.
A True
B False
Allusion and illusion are synonyms.
A True
B False
Allusions never appear in humorous texts.
A True
B False
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