A L LU S I O N SL I T E RA RY , B IBL I CA L A ND MY T H O LO G ICA L

W H AT I S A N A L LU S I O N ?

• They are simply remarks, insinuations, references, inferences and play on words.

• To understand allusions you must search for the meaning behind the remark

• Hint: look for proper nouns and capital letters

• Not to be confused with illusion, or something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.

The hiker had aTitanic problemon his hands.

Why name a shipTitanic?

Crossing the river required a Herculean

effort.

Name something that would be Herculean to

accomplish.

What would it be like to be friends with someone who is

“narcissistic”?

N A RC I S S I S T I C

Pair up and find the allusions in two of these songs:

http://www.azlyrics.comONEREPUBLIC Love Runs OutJustin Bieber "Stuck in the Moment"

Blink 182 "I miss you"Katy Perry "Dark Horse"

Coldplay “Viva la Vida” (Long Live Life)U2 (numerous song lyrics with allusions to the Bible)

Stevie Wonder “Sir Duke”Lil Wayne and Bruno Mars “Mirror”

Taylor Swift “Love Story”Queen Latifah “Latifah’s Had It Up 2 Here”

Led Zeppelin "Ramble On"Up Up & Away - Kid Cudi

Billy Joel “We Didn’t Start the Fire”TLC “Waterfalls”

Black Eyed Peas “Where is the Love” B