Tell what type of allusion is used in each sentence below then explain each italicized allusion in each sentence.

1. the bully mike parts the crowd on the playground like the red sea.

2. sometimes callie's mom seems to live in an ivory tower when it comes to her teenage daughters

3. something between a siren and a harpy, jessica seems to be justin.

4. meeting magan's dad for the first name, ken feels like the sword of damocles. his forehead beads up with sweat and his palms get all moist.

5. due to having failing grades, mike's being at home in the same room with his parents is like the cold war.

6. even though carissa does a great job sticking to her diet, chocolate cake is her achilles heel.

7. christian is the bart simpson of the class. he never can be taken serious.

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?

Why do you think frank tashlin titled this story  the bear that wasn’t? why didn’t the factory officials recognize the bear for what he was? why did it become harder and harder for the bear to maintain his identity as he moved through the bureaucracy of the factory?

The overwhelming majority of the peoples and nations of the world today want to live in peace