Figurative Meanings

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As I danced across the gym floor, I saw James smiling and walking in my direction. He walked up to me and whispered something in my ear, but since the music was so loud, I couldn't hear him. When I asked James to repeat himself, he screamed, "Hey, Napoleon Dynamite, If you're going to dance like that, you should be wearing a 'Vote for Pedro' t-shirt!"

What is the above passage an example of?

metaphor

allusion

setting

foreshadowing

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Xavier Sullivan

7 October, 18:24

Figurative Meanings

1.

As I danced across the gym floor, I saw James smiling and walking in my direction. He walked up to me and whispered something in my ear, but since the music was so loud, I couldn't hear him. When I asked James to repeat himself, he screamed, "Hey, Napoleon Dynamite, If you're going to dance like that, you should be wearing a 'Vote for Pedro' t-shirt!"

What is the above passage an example of?

metaphor

allusion

setting

foreshadowing

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Bernard Nielsen · Answer 1

I think that the passage is an example of allusion.

Emanuel Myers · Answer 2

Allusion is when a person or author makes an indirect reference in speech, text, or song to an event or figure. Often the allusion made are to past events or figures, but sometimes allusions are made to current famous people or events.