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AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: Function Of Allusion Fiction Drama

Study Function Of Allusion Fiction Drama in AP English Literature and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Identify the function of the allusion in: "She opened Pandora's box with that question."

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Signals unintended consequences; foreshadows escalating problems. The myth warns that releasing evils cannot be undone.

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Read the following excerpt from an original drama. Late at night in a family kitchen, grandmother TITA teaches her grandson NOAH how to make tamales while his mother sleeps after a long shift. NOAH: Why do we have to fold them the same way every time? TITA: Because your great-aunt will count the seams like rosary beads. NOAH: That's not a reason. TITA: It's a reason in this house. NOAH: Mom says traditions are just old people arguing with air. TITA: Your mother says many things when she's tired. NOAH: She says you guilt her. TITA: I remind her. NOAH: Of what? TITA: Of where she comes from. NOAH: She comes from here. TITA: And before here. We carry it. NOAH: Like a backpack? TITA: Like a curse if you pretend it isn't heavy. Like Sisyphus if you keep pushing without asking why. NOAH: So… we stop? TITA: No. We learn how to push together. In context, the function of the bolded allusion is to
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