Презентация по английскому языку на тему " Аллюзия"

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  Allusions
  Smirnov Michael
  the student of the 10th form
  

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  Introduction
  The object of this research is the literary device “allusion”.
  The subject of this research is the study of the typology of allusions based on the analysis of English fiction and non-fiction texts.
  

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  Definition
  The Oxford dictionary defines an allusion in the following way:
  “Allusion is an indirect or passing reference to some event, person, place, or artistic work, the nature and relevance of which is not explained by the writer but relies on the reader's familiarity.”
  

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  Strong as Hercules
  
  Hercules is a mythical hero who possessed the greatest strength and was able to move and lift any objects, no matter how heavy they were.
  

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  Why is an allusion used?
  It helps to strengthen the image of the hero in question.
  Since each reader can understand something different under the words that the author uses, he gives a reference to the character he compares his own character with.
  

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  Example
  Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
  And my daddy said, “Stay away from Juliet.”
  

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  Allusion must have the following characteristics :
  - be recognizable, that is, it must not be too disguised;
  - be understandable and clear,
  - be embedded in the context correctly.
  

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  There are different types of allusions:
   mythological;
   literary;
   historical;
   biblical;
   philosophical-aesthetic;
   cultural.
  

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  Biblical or religious allusions: when a figure of speech refers to the Bible without explicitly saying so,
   “There are still many Good Samaritans in our community.” This alludes to a fictional story in which an unnamed man helped a man from another culture that was beaten and robbed; the two men did not know each other.
  

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  Historical allusion:  is a reference to some historical events of the period.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  They owed $3000 tax to Uncle Sam.
  Susan met her Waterloo in Chess.
  It was supposedly used for Samuel Wilson, came into use during the war of 1812. Samuel Wilson owned a meat packing business with his brother. During the war, he supplied food for American soldiers.
  The battle of Waterloo was a final military action of the French emperor Napoleon. In the end, his troops were crushed by a coalition of European forces. 
  

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  Mythological allusions: the use of heroes, gods’ names, phenomena.  
  
  • Achilles’ heel (alluding to the one weakness of Achilles)
  

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  Mythological allusions:
  • arrow of love (allusion to Cupid)
  • looking like Venus (alluding to the goddess of beauty)
  • opening Pandora’s box (alluding to Pandora’s myth of letting trouble into the world)
  

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  Literary allusions: As a literary device, allusion is used for context in a literary work through reference to a well-known or familiar person, place, event, or other work of literature.
  A striking example is the novel by Alexander Solzhenitsyn «In the circle of the first». There is a clear reference to Dante and his «Divine comedy», where all circles of Hell are brightly painted.
  

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  Allusion in everyday speech:
  • She felt like she had a golden ticket. (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
  If I’m not home by midnight, my car might turn into a pumpkin. (Cinderella)
  • I wish I could just click my heels. (The Wizard of Oz)
  

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