AP Rhetorical Devices Examples: Allegory, Allusion – Flashcards
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George Orwell's novel, Animal Farm is a story about a farm, but it is really an [...] about the Russian revolution and the rise of the totalitarian Soviet State.
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John Bunyan's epic poem, "Pilgrim's Progress" is about a man called Christian who makes a journey from The City of Destruction to The Celestial City, but it really an [...] about the hardships a christian has to endure in order to receive salvation.
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The film "District 9" is about aliens arriving in Johannesburg and are segregated to special alien areas, but it is really an [...] about Apartheid in South Africa.
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"When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge, and refused to buy anything that wasn't necessary."
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allusion. to the character Scrooge in Charles Dickens' novel, "A Christmas Character" who was very tight with money.
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"He was a real Romeo with the ladies."
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allusion. to the romantic hero, Romeo from Romeo and Juliet
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"I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's."
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allusion. to the character Pinocchio, whose nose grew when he lied.
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"Chocolate was her Achilles' heel."
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allusion. to the Greek Mythological hero Achilles' who was impervious to harm except for one place on his body, his heel. (His one weakness)
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"Looks like you have a Trojan horse on your computer"
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allusion. to the Myth of the Trojan Horse which the greeks left for the Trojan's as a gift to the victors, but was really filled with Greek soldiers.
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"This place is like the Garden of Eden"
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allusion. The Garden of Eden was the paradise God made for Adam and Eve. - Bible.
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"Brave men run in my family."
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ambiguity. The word run is ambiguous, meaning either running (faster walking) or a hereditary feature.
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"I can't recommend this book too highly."
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ambiguity. The meaning of this sentence isn't clear: does the person making the statement recommend the book highly? (Are they unable to express just how much they liked the book). Or, they can't give the book much praise?
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"Leahy Wants FBI to Help Corrupt Iraqi Police Force" -CNN
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ambiguity. Is the word "Corrupt" a noun: i.e. the Iraqi police force is corrupt? Is the word "Corrupt" a verb: i.e. Leahy is going to corrupt the police force.
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"Prostitutes Appeal to Pope"-The Times
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ambiguity. The word appeal is ambiguous, are the prostitutes asking for the Pope's help, or does the Pope find the prostitutes attractive?
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"Enraged Cow Injures Farmer With Axe"
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ambiguity. Who has the axe? The cow or the farmer.
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"Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim"
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ambiguity. Does this mean that the police squad helped the dog to bite someone, or they helped someone who had been bitten by a dog?
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Henry David Thoreau's Essay "The Battle of the Ants" seems to be about two groups of ants fighting on a woodpile, but is really an [...] of human warfare.
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The Crucible, by Arthur Miller is a play about a coven of witches in Salem during the 16th Century. But is really an [...] about the McCarthy era (1950's) anti communist investigations.
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is a story about five children
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