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English 18 Public

allusions -name the reference

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Her smile is like kryptonite to me. (Superhero)

Superman’s weakness

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She felt like she had a golden ticket. (Movie)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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I wish I could just click my heels. (Movie/Story)

The Wizard of Oz

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If I’m not home by midnight, my car might turn into a pumpkin. (Movie/Story)

Cinderella

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She smiles like a Cheshire cat. (Movie/Story)

Alice in Wonderland

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His job is like pulling a sword out of a stone. (Legend)

King Arthur Legend

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My math teacher is he who must not be named. (Movie)

Voldemort from the Harry Potter series

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I want to sound like Queen B. (Singer)

Beyoncé

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I have a caped crusader costume. (Superhero)

Batman

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Does it count if we were on a break? (Tv show)

Friends

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I’m listening to the king. (Singer)

Elvis Presley

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Achilles’ heel (Myhtical character)

alluding to the one weakness of Achilles

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carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders (Mythical character)

allusion to Atlas

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hot as Hades (mythical character)

alluding to the god of death / king of the underworld

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looking like Venus (mythical character)

alluding to the goddess of beauty

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opening Pandora’s box (Myth)

alluding to Pandora’s myth of letting trouble into the world

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