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AP Lang LAH Quiz 1
AP Lang LAH Quiz 1 - Christianity Allusions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The Annunciation - Explanation and Symbolic Significance | The term used to refer to the Angel Gabriel telling the Virgin Mary of Jesus's birth. In general, an "annunciation story" is when a barren wife is told she will have a child. |
| The Annunciation - Example | The Jedi prophesy about the Chosen One |
| Job - Explanation and Symbolic Significance | The book of Job examines the nature and purpose of suffering through Job's suffering because of Satan's declaration that Job is only pious because he lives a good life. |
| Job - Example | Thomas Hardy's novel Jude the Obscure |
| Jezebel - Explanation and Symbolic Significance | A pagan woman who viciously plots to gain money and political power, but is destroyed by her enemies. Symbolizes treachery and betrayal. |
| Jezebel - Example | A Bette Davis film of the same name is about a southern woman who flouts her contempt of social rules destroyer her relationship with the man she loves. |
| Cain and Abel - Explanation and Symbolic Significance | Cain and Abel are the first children of Adam and Eve after leaving the Garden of Eden. Both make an offering, but when Cain's is rejected he murders Abel. God condemns Cain to wander the earth which will not bear fruit or let him be murdered. Mark of Cain |
| Cain and Abel - Example | Phyllis Wheatley's "On Being Brought from Africa to America" alludes to the belief of some that the mark of Cain is the dark skin of her race. |
| Crossing and Parting of the Red Sea - Explanation and Symbolic Significance | Israelites leaving Egypt need to cross the Red Sea, which parts for them by some force of God. This is symbolic of an extreme miracle. |
| Crossing and Parting of the Red Sea - Example | One example occurs in the film epic The Ten Commandments |
| Cup Runneth Over - Explanation and Symbolic Significance | This phrase refers to God's generosity, and symbolizes having an abundance of any kind. |
| Cup Runneth Over - Example | "My Cup Runneth Over" is the name of a song by Harvey Schmidt with lyrics by Tom Jones |
| Judgement of Solomon - Explanation and Symbolic Significance | An acclaimed and wise King (Solomon) has to determine which of two women is the true mother, which he does by recommending the child be cut in half, and the one that rejects this offer is the real mother. Solomon often symbolizes justice and wisdom. |
| Judgement of Solomon - Example | In Huck Finn Jim and Huck argue about whether Solomon was actually wise. |
| Lazarus - Explanation and Symbolic Significance | A friend of Jesus who rises from the dead when called back to life four days after dying. Lazarus symbolizes the idea of coming back from the dead. |
| Lazarus - Example | Examples are find in Synvia Plath's poem "Lady Lazarus" and Dostoyevsky's novel Crime and Punishment |
| Philistine - Explanation and Symbolic Significance | Enemies of the Israelites. Symbolizes a person or culture who is uncivilized, particularly someone who does not appreciate high culture such as art, food, and literature. |
| Philistine - Example | In the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, Lord Henry describes another character as a "bit of a Philistine" |
| Seven Deadly Sins - Explanation and Symbolic Significance | These are the definitive categories of all sins. Avarice, gluttony, lust, wrath, envy, sloth, and pride. Pride is sometimes said to be the root of all sins. |
| Seven Deadly Sins - Example | Examples of references include Dante's Inferno and the film Seven. |
| Judgement Day - Explanation and Symbolic Significance | That day of the end of the world/The day after the world is destroyed when God will decide on Heaven or Hell for every soul. |
| Judgement Day - Example | Literature and film generally focuses on the Apocalypse itself more than what might come after. |
| Judas Iscariot - Explanation and Symbolic Significance | One of Jesus's disciples who betrayed him for 30 pieces of silver, symbolizes the ultimate in treachery. |
| Judas Iscariot - Example | Judas is alluded to in the Chronicles of Narnia through the character of Edmund. |
| Sodom and Gomorrah - Explanation and Symbolic Significance | These are cities destroyed by God because they were full of corruption and wickedness. They symbolize corruption and depravity. |
| Sodom and Gomorrah - Example | Examples of references can be found in Uncle Tom's Cabin and War of the Worlds |
| The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse - Explanation and Symbolic Significance | One of the signals of the end of the world is 4 horsemen who each ride a difference colored horse. White, black, red, and pale meaning vanquish, death, war, and pestilence or famine. |
| The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse - Example | The title of Katherine Anne Porter's novel Pale Horse, Pale Rider is an allusion to these horsemen. |
| Sackcloth and Ashes - Explanation and Symbolic Significance | The wearing of sackcloth and ashes is a metaphor for grief. |
| Sackcloth and Ashes - Example | Sackcloth and Ashes is sometimes used in newspapers and other news reports. |
| Salome - Explanation and Symbolic Significance | Salome is asked to dance, which she does in return for John the Baptist's head, which is brought to her on a platter. Salome often represents treachery, though is sometimes seen as victim of her mother. |
| Salome - Example | A fascination of artists during the Decadence period in England in the 19th century. Oscar Wilde wrote a play about Salome. |
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