Answers English 2 Sem 2 10013400 BCPS 2025-26 Macbeth, Part 1: Using Reading Strategies to Paraphrase — Unit testQuestion 22

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Macbeth, Part 1: Using Reading Strategies to Paraphrase — Unit test

Question 22 • English 2 Sem 2 (10013400) BCPS 2025-26

What is the definition of "allusion”?

Answer

A

a reference in a text to a well-known text, person, event, or thing

B

the use of words that evoke or mimic the sound they describe

C

the lending of human qualities to animals, objects, or abstract concepts

D

a commonly used phrase that is specific to a certain region, language, or culture

Explanation

An allusion is an indirect reference to something familiar, such as a famous text, person, event, or object. The choice describing words that imitate sounds is onomatopoeia, while the other choices describe personification and a regional expression.

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