IXL | Recall the source of an allusion | 8th grade language arts

What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?

The politician's staff decided it was time to get off the Titanic, so they left the campaign and started looking for other jobs.

a song

history

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What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?

Irma thinks Mr. Suzuki is a Luddite because he doesn't own a cell phone.

the Bible

British history

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An allusion is a brief mention of something or someone well known, often from mythology, history, or literature. An allusion lets you reference ideas from an entire story in just a few words.

"I'd better get home before I turn into a pumpkin!" Lila remarked.

Here, Lila alludes to the fairy tale "Cinderella," in which Cinderella must leave the ball before the coach that brought her transforms into a pumpkin. The allusion shows that Lila must depart immediately.

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The source of the allusion Luddite is British history.

In the early nineteenth century, factories were replacing the jobs of craftsmen. Some of these craftsmen banded together to destroy the new machinery; those who did so were called Luddites.

The allusion Luddite means a person opposed to new technology.

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