Question

GIVING BRAINLEAST PLEASE HELP ASAP 100 POINTS

Look at some of the following allusions. Tell what type of allusion is being made and what is meant by the allusion:

i. Your backyard is a Garden of Eden.

ii. You’re a regular Einstein.

iii. Don’t be a Scrooge!

iv. That new business of his is going to sink like the Titanic!

v. Potato chips are my diet’s Achilles heel.

Answer 1

i. Your backyard is a Garden of Eden refers to the Old Testament Book of Genesis. It is a Biblical allusion, it refers to your backyard as the paradise God made for Adam and Eve.

ii. You're a regular Einstein means that your intelligent and smart. It is a historical figure allusion.

iii. Don't be a Scrooge. Refers from Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol book. It means don't be mean because Scrooges are mean.

iv. That new business of his is going to sink like the Titanic! It refers to the movie about the Titanic and a historical event. Means the new business is going to sink/fall.

v. Potato chips are my diet’s Achilles heel. It means potato chips are my weakness. Refers to Achilles in ancient Greek mythology.

Answer 2

i. (Biblical allusion) means a beautiful place

ii. a very intelligent person

iii. a person unwilling to help others

iv. means the business is going to fail or "sink"

v. (reference to Achilles in mythology) means it's their weakness

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