Literary Terms Vocabulary Worksheet Template - Seemayer Page 10
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39Activity #4
Practice with the Terms
Alliteration
Directions: Here are some sentences for you to complete. The end of each
sentence is missing. Fill in the rest of the sentences using alliteration,
For example: Twenty terrible tigers went to Timbuktu.
1. One weary_____________________________________________________
2. Two tricky_ ____________________________________________________
3. Three thrifty ___________________________________________________
4. Four frightened ________________________________________________
5. Five funny _____________________________________________________
Allusion
An allusion is a reference to an historical or literary event or person. Allusions are used in all forms of
literature and paintings, in newspaper headlines, advertisements, song lyrics, and political speeches. But why?
There are several reasons we use allusions. The most important one is that a one or two word allusion can often
take the place of a much longer explanation.
Directions: In the following questions, there will be a sentence with an allusion in it. The allusion will be italicized.
A. will explain the reference. In B., you will need to explain the meaning of the allusion being used in the sentence.
1. Vietnam was President Johnson’s Achilles’ heel.
a.
When Achilles was an infant, his mother dipped him into the river Styx. This made him
invulnerable to injury except on the heel, which his mother was holding. Hence, his heel was
his one week point- the one place he could be seriously injured.
b. Meaning of the allusion? _______________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
2. The multimillionaire wondered, with satisfaction, if he truly had the Midas touch.
a.
Midas was a king of Phrygia. One of Bacchus’ men walked away from the group and was
lost; Midas returned him to Bacchus. Bacchus was so delighted he offered Midas one wish.
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