Love Story by Taylor Swift.
The whole song is basically an allusion. Swift is alluding to Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's play. She talks about a love that is very similar to the romance most people are familiar with.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKpAtxN0Sxo
Showing posts with label allusion. Show all posts
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Saturday, April 2, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Allusion Example
"I see you Mary in the garden
In the garden of a thousand sighs
There's holy pictures of our children
Dancin' in a sky filled with light"
This is a section of the song The Rising by Bruce Springsteen. In this specific part, he is making an allusion to the Virgin Mary, but in general, this whole song is alluding to 9/11.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNnB4dkVRJI
In the garden of a thousand sighs
There's holy pictures of our children
Dancin' in a sky filled with light"
This is a section of the song The Rising by Bruce Springsteen. In this specific part, he is making an allusion to the Virgin Mary, but in general, this whole song is alluding to 9/11.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNnB4dkVRJI
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Allusion
An allusion is when you reference a known historical or literary "thing" (event, person, book...etc.). This help the reader understand your argument/what you're talking about better.
http://www.speechclub.com/content/communication-skills/verbal-communication/rhetorical-devices
http://www.speechclub.com/content/communication-skills/verbal-communication/rhetorical-devices
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