English, 16.10.2020 07:01 campbelldean

Drag each tile to the correct box. Read the excerpt from Herman Melville’s short story "The Lightning-Rod Man." Identify the allusions and match them with their meanings.

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Jupiter Tonans

Thunderer

Olympus

Gibraltar

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In Greek mythology, this place is where the gods dwell.

This term is used to liken the lightning-rod man to a

pagan god.

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In Roman mythology, he was the king of gods and

is used as an allusion to a pagan god. The narrator is,

in essence, calling the salesman a pagan.

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This tall rock, known as one of the Pillars of Heracles,

refers to something of great strength and endurance.

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In Greek mythology, this name refers to Zeus,

the king of gods and the god of the weather.

This allusion reinforces the storm motif.

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