Which term describes a brief reference in a text to a fictional or historical story, person, or event that readers will be familiar with?(1 point)

Question

Responses

Answer 1

A. Allusion

Answer 2

Harper had always been a curious child, wanting to know how things operated and what made them run. While watching her father install new light fixtures, she marveled at the intricacies of how electricity worked. She asked her father multiple questions to satisfy her curiosity. Harper's mother had warned her husband against answering every question as it would slow the installation process. "You're opening Pandora's box," she said.

Which of the following is the allusion?

(1 point)
Responses

electricity
electricity

light fixtures
light fixtures

Harper
Harper

Pandora's box

Answer 3

The allusion in the passage is "Pandora's box."

Answer 4

What should a reader do if they do not recognize the reference made by an allusion? (1 point)
Responses

Recall the definition of allusion.
Recall the definition of allusion.

Look for analogies.
Look for analogies.

Look up the word or phrase.
Look up the word or phrase.

Use context clues.

Answer 5

The reader should "look up the word or phrase" if they do not recognize the reference made by an allusion.

Answer 6

What of the following describes the purpose of allusions?(1 point)
Responses

to provide a greater context or meaning to the text
to provide a greater context or meaning to the text

to provide an explanation of another text
to provide an explanation of another text

to provide an illustration to support the text
to provide an illustration to support the text

to provide a comparison of the ideas in the text

Answer 7

The purpose of allusions is "to provide a greater context or meaning to the text."