Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow its link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions.
Understanding
- I can define allusion and say how it differs from a quotation. (Guide: “What an allusion is”; Practice question 4)
- I can list the kinds of source an allusion can refer to: literary works including myths and sacred texts, other works of art, and people, places and events. (Guide: “What an allusion is”; Practice question 1)
- I can explain that an allusion carries the associations of its source into a poem. (Guide: “What an allusion is”; Practice question 2)
- I can explain that an allusion may elevate, deepen, contrast or create irony. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice question 3)
Skills
- I can work through reference, associations, link and effect. (Guide: “What to say when you explain one”; Practice question 6)
- I can identify a reference from the signals in a poem, even if I do not know the source well. (Guide: “What to say when you explain one”; Practice question 5)
- I can link an allusion’s associations to the poem’s situation. (Guide: Worked example 1, step 3; Practice question 6)
- I can quote the words around an allusion accurately. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice question 8)
Reasoning
- I can explain how an allusion raises a private experience to a larger scale. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice question 7)
- I can explain how a grand allusion set beside a small reality creates irony. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice questions 3 and 5)
- I can avoid retelling a source and focus on what its associations do. (Guide: “Common misconceptions”; Practice question 6)
- I can write a paragraph on an allusion with accurate quotations and commentary. (Practice question 8)
All ticked? Move on to the Topic 5.6 study guide, Thesis and Commentary in a Poetry Analysis, or revisit the revision notes.