Literary+Terms+-+Chapters+1-3

=GROUP TASK: Identify and analyze the use of allusion  in The Outsiders. = =What is ALLUSION ? = Allusion comes from the verb "allude to" -- When you allude to something, you refer to it. An allusion is a REFERENCE.

Click the link to read another definition of allusion: =On page 15, Ponyboy  alludes to two characters from Charles Dickens's famous novel, //Great Expectations//. Go to that page and reread the allusion . Then, watch the following video clip from the 1946 movie version of Charles Dickens's //Great Expectations//. =
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Grab a set of headphones and plug them in before turning up the volume please! As you watch, think of how these characters relate to what Ponyboy said.
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=<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">POST YOUR RESPONSE: = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">When you're done watching, you are going to respond to a question on my class website's message board. Click the link below. Then, click on THE OUTSIDERS. Read the instructions on the message board, so you receive full credit for your response.

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