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Defintion: Having reference to something that is inferred or implied.

Allusive. Defintion: Having reference to something that is inferred or implied. Project by: Roshni Kalbavi. Etymology.

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Defintion: Having reference to something that is inferred or implied.

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  1. Allusive Defintion: Having reference to something that is inferred or implied. Project by: Roshni Kalbavi

  2. Etymology 16 century, from L. allusus, pp. of alluderewhich means to joke or jest, from ad – “to” and ludere “to play.” Originally “mock,” later, “make a fanciful reference to.”

  3. Sentences • The objective behind the allusive C-Project gets a little blurred, and with so many Ceres look-alikes running around, the viewer is left wondering what exactly is going on. — Anime News Network http://www.wordnik.com/words/allusive • The book's allusive title, Bound Upon a Wheel of Fire, is from a line in Shakespeare's King Lear. Nordquist, Richard. Allusive and Elusive. http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/allusivegloss.htm • He attended Harvard University and later wrote speeches and screenplays. His long experimental novels are characterized by complex and allusive plotting and language and a dark (if often humorous) view of contemporary American society. http://www.answers.com/topic/william-gaddis • His extraordinarily rich, allusive, and pure lyrics meditate on the noble culture of the past and on the nightmarish violence of the present. —  Tablet Magazine http://www.wordnik.com/words/allusive

  4. 10 representations of the word • Animal Farm by George Orwell -alluded to dictatorships • 1984 by George Orwell -again alluding to a totalitarian party • Saturday Night Live - alludes to many politicians • The Colbert Report -alludes to political ideas • The Crucible -alluded to communism • References to the Bible • References to Greek Mythology • Epic Movie - my brain struggling to think of movie allusions and this movie is not very appropriate. However, it alludes to other movies. • Scary Movie 1, 2,3, 4 – similar to Epic Movie. Also alluding to other movies. • Salad Days- a reference to Shakespeare's description of youth as a time of “naïveté and indiscretion.” • Secret Messages • Symbols • Research papers – cite external sources • Hunchback of Notre Dame – alludes to the Wizard of Oz • http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/allusion/examples.html

  5. Visual Representation • "As the cave's roof collapsed, he was swallowed up in the dust like Jonah, and only his frantic scrabbling behind a wall of rock indicated that there was anyone still alive".The allusion in the sentence above is to Jonah. It is depicting a the reference to Jonah and the whale, which should evoke an image of being 'swallowed alive.’ • In this famous balcony scene of Shakespeare’s highly acclaimed play, Romeo and Juliet, Romeo alludes to a rose in order to describe Juliet’s beauty.

  6. Auditory Representation • The song Fireflies is allusive. It makes references to dreams and how the singer sometimes wants to relive his past. Here is the link to the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xkwg56GDa3Y • This is an auditory (and visual) representation of Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I have a Dream Speech.’ In this speech, he alludes to Abraham Lincoln, historical documents, and other significant historical figures. • Link : http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

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