Jacob Shepherd

English

25 May, 17:33

What are each of the following allusions listed below?

Example: She didn't even look up from her book. Later, at dinner, she apologized for

quoting Marlowe.

Allusion - Marlow is a famous writer

1. "Your father's on his own odyssey," my mother said.

2. "Well, the play's the thing," Old Farfel said. "We're all just players strutting and

fretting our hour on the stage."

3. I look into the darkened house and, for a second, I can hear the beating of a swan's

wings, and, then, nothing at all.