Bellringer – 02/03/14 (In your journal section) What does the following phrase mean to you? “ART IMITATES ART”
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Bellringer – 02/03/14
(In your journal section)
What does the following phrase mean to you?
“ART IMITATES ART”
What is it?
A literary device A reference to a famous person, event, or
literary work It’s often BRIEF and without explanation
(When an author uses allusion, what does he/she assume about the audience?)
Why would writers use allusion?
To display knowledge or cleverness Add historical depth to a piece of
literature ??? (what do you think?)
Mythological Allusion
References/cites Greek or Roman mythology
Most often references Zeus, Hercules, his family members, etc
Example:“Achilles Last Stand” – Led Zeppelin
Biblical Allusion
References scenes, themes, verses, or people from the Bible (Old and New Testament)
Example:We're just three MCs and we're on the goShadrach, Mesach, Abednego
“Shadrach” – Beastie Boys
Biblical Allusion Continued
Example:
Though I walk through the valley of deathI shed so many tearsIf I should die before I wakePlease God walk with meGrab a nigga and take me to Heaven
“So Many Tears” – Tupac
Historical Allusion
Refers to major historical events or figures
Example:“The Battle of San Romano” - Uccello
Literary Allusions
References authors, their characters, situations from books, etc
Example:“I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye. Yes, it was this.”
“Ol’ Evil Eye” – Insane Clown Posse
Literary Allusions continued
“Someday I’ll have a disappearing hairline.Someday I’ll wear pajamas in the daytime.Oh, afternoons will be measured out –Measured out, measured with –Coffeespoons and T. S. Eliot.”
“Afternoons and Coffeespoons” – Crash Test Dummies
Pop Cultural Allusion
References famous people who have existed in pop culture
Includes sampling other people’s music, works, etc
Pop Cultural Allusions
“Life of the partyAnd she swears that she’s artsyBut you could distinguishMiles from Coltraine”
“Comfortable” – John Mayer
Allusion in songs
“That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles, and my Daddy said, ‘Stay away from Juliet’…” (Taylor Swift)
What type of allusion?
Allusion in songs…
I’ve heard there was a secret chord That David played and it pleased the
Lord But you don’t really care for music, do
you?
What type of allusion?
Dear mama don't cry, Your baby boy's doin' goodTell the homies I'm in heaven and it ain't got hoodsSeen a show with Marvin Gaye last nightIt had me shook Drinking peppermint schnapps with Jackie Wilson and Sam CookThen some lady named Billie Holiday sangSittin there kickin it with Malcolm till the day game
What type of allusion?
ALLUSION?
“I met this girl, when I was ten years oldAnd what I loved most she had so much soul” “I Used to Love Her” – Common (1994)
“I met this girl when I was 3 years oldAnd what I loved most she had so much soul”“Homecoming” – Kanye West (2008)
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