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Literary AllusionS

Literary AllusionS. A Literary Allusion is an indirect reference to another literary work, or a famous person. Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie. Literary Allusions in Chapter 13. “On the Naming of Cats” By: T.S. Eliot. When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES

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Literary AllusionS

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  1. Literary AllusionS

  2. A Literary Allusion is an indirect reference to another literary work, or a famous person.

  3. Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie Literary Allusions in Chapter 13

  4. “On the Naming of Cats”By: T.S. Eliot When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES When you notice a cat in profound meditation, The reason, I tell you, is always the same: His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name: His ineffable effable Effanineeffable Deep and inscrutable singular Name.

  5. “Kubla Khan” By: Coleridge In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.

  6. Byron “She walks in beauty, like the night.”

  7. Additional Allusions

  8. Willy Wonka WONKA: Is it my soul that calls upon my name? from Romeo and Julietby William Shakespeare Act II, Scene 2 ROMEOIt is my soul that calls upon my name:How silver-sweet sound lovers' tongues by night,Like softest music to attending ears! http://home.att.net/~tom.brodhead/wonka.htm

  9. WONKA: A small step for mankind, but a giant step for us. Neil Armstrong [1930]One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

  10. Creating Allusions to Literature High school is a time of transition for students. As freshmen, many students become overwhelmed with the work load required by classes and the opportunities to become involved in extra-curricular activities. As a result, they may become overburdened sleeping freshmen who never lie.

  11. Created by: Mrs. RudnickiImages from: Google Images Amazon.comInformation from:Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by: David Lubar http://home.att.net/~tom.brodhead/wonka.htm Music from: Music in Our Schools Monthcreated by: Ms. Mosner

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