ALLUSIONS IN POETRY How do allusions enhance meaning

ALLUSIONS IN POETRY How do allusions enhance meaning?

Allusion: ■ Definition: a reference to something else (like name-dropping). Allusions can be direct or indirect. – Historical allusions – Biblical allusions – Greek allusions – Literary allusions – Pop culture allusions – Shakespearean allusions

“Summer Girl” Scavenger Hunt ■ As the song plays, highlight all the allusions (name-dropping) that you recognize. ■ https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=NHu. GG_Fs. C 20

“We didn’t start the Fire” by Billie Joel ■ Read the lyrics as the song plays. – https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=m 50 p-XScre. M ■ Highlight/Color code the allusions as follows: – Historical– GREEN ■ Politicians, Countries, events, science, medicine – Pop culture allusions – BLUE ■ Athletes, movie stars, singers, songs, movies – Literary allusions – YELLOW ■ Authors, titles, – Unknown/ Miscelaneous - PINK ■ After, think about the chorus of the song. How do all of these events enhance the meaning of the chorus?

“Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost Now let’s practice on a poem. q Read the poem as the clip plays (this should take you back to middle school ): q https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=c. Ow. Pa. C 3 Za. QQ q Annotate all the poetic devices you can identify q Highlight the direct allusion in “Nothing Gold Can Stay” and identify what KIND of allusion it is q After, write an analysis of why this allusion enhances the meaning of the poem.