Unit 2 Lesson 3

Question 1

is a passing reference, without explicit
identification, to a literary or historical person, place,
or event, or to another literary work or passage.

Answer 1

allusion

Question 2

a narrative in which the characters and
their actions, and sometimes the setting, are
contrived by the author to represent a currently
significant event/issue.

Answer 2

allegory

Question 3

divides a concept, idea, story, or plot
into two equal and contradictory parts; or between
two opposing groups.

Answer 3

dichotomy

Question 4

is a technique wherein two or more
ideas, places, characters, and their actions are
placed side by side to develop comparisons and
contrasts.

Answer 4

Juxtaposition