Question

Which of the following is NOT an ALLUSION? *

Meredith's smile was a beautiful as my mother.
He lies so much, I am surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's.
She transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.
His wife was his Achilles heel.

Answer 1

Option 1, Meredith's smile was a beautiful as my mother.

Step-by-step explanation:

all others ALLUDE to other well known works. B is an allusion to Pinnochio, C is an allusion to the bible, D is an allusion to greek mythology.

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Answer 2

Meredith's smile was as beautiful as my mother's This is a simile, not an allusion.

Step-by-step explanation:

The other 3 refer to literary things.