Allusion Worksheets

Glitz up your writing with our printable allusion worksheets, rich with a wealth of allusions. The exercises include identifying allusions and explaining their meanings, framing sentences with allusions, identifying the source as literary, biblical, or mythological, and more! Kick-start your practice with our free worksheets!

Underlining Allusions

Identify the expressions referencing famous people from mythology or literature in the sentences in these worksheets.

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Identifying the Source of Allusions

The task is to identify each expression here as an allusion to Greek mythology, a piece of art, or a work of literature.

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Circling and Explaining Allusions

Enhance alluding skills with this exercise on identifying allusions and writing their meanings.

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Allusions MCQ

Choose the correct meaning of each allusion in this section of our allusion worksheets.

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Explaining Mythological Allusions

Interpret and explain the meaning of each allusion to Greek mythology in these printables.

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Matching Allusions to Their Meanings

Draw a line to connect each allusion to its meaning in these worksheets with an allusion repertoire.

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Allusions from a Song

Choose songs with allusions and answer questions to understand how artists use references to add meaning.

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Identifying and Explaining Allusions

Read each allusion, identify the source as biblical, literary, or mythological, and write its meaning in these PDFs.

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Replacing Sentence Parts to Make Allusions

Zero in on the underlined part in each sentence and substitute it with one of the options given to create allusions.

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Answering Questions Based on Allusion Passages

Read each passage in these worksheets and answer the questions related to mythological allusions.

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Underlining Allusions and Explaining Their Meanings

Identify and explain the meanings of allusions, use them in context, or answer questions.

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