A Long Way Gone
Choose the correct definition of ALLUSION:
Something that is not human is given human characteristics
An implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing; or to a part of another text
A comparison between two unlike objects
A figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis
“Mr. Kamara, the director of the center, gave a few remarks, and then boys started telling Bra Spider and monster stories and performing tribal dances. I read a monologue from Julius Caesar and performed a short hip-hop play about the redemption of a former child soldier that I had written with Esther’s encouragement” (169).