Tell what type of allusion is used in each sentence below then explain each italicized allusion in each sentence.

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1. Red Sea - refers to the parting of the Red sea, in the Bible. (division)

2. Ivory tower - allusion to a sheltered isolation. (away from ordinary life)

3. Siren and a harpy - refer to mythical creatures. (dangerous creatures)

4. The sword of Damocles- refers to an acient moral parable. (something bad seems very likely to happen to you)

5. Cold war - reference to the relationship between US and Soviet Union after WW II (unfriendliness without fight, but with threats)

6. Achilles's heel - reference to the mythological hero. (a weak point in a person)

7. Bart Simpson - allusion to the sitcom The Simpsons ( mischievous boy)

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