Question

Below are several additional allusions--to what to they refer? Do you recognize any of them as allusions? What do you think Bradbury is trying to say by using these allusions?
a. "Great thing about midwifing mysteries is, you don't have to boil water or wash up." (Colonel)
Answer:

b. "Any Monitors or Merrimacs sailing up the lake, dirigibles falling on the Masonic
Temple and squashing six thousand Masons at a time?" (Colonel)
Answer:

C. "End of Act One, Charlie. Start thinking fast. Act Two coming up. We do want
this commotion to last forever, don't we?"
"Yes, sir--"
"Crack your brain, boy. What does Uncle Wiggily say?"
"Uncle Wiggily says--ah--go back two hops?"|

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Allusion to midwives and the birth of babies.

B. Allusion to Masonry.

C. Allusion to Uncle Wiggily.

Explanation:

Allusion is a figure of speech that allows a text to make a reference, a quote, about a person, a place, a book, profession, work of art, a film, among other things. In short, an allusion is a reference to any element that is not part of the text, but that is used to promote greater understanding and association at the time of reading.

The allusions made above were used to promote an extension of the meaning of each sentence, so we can say that the author used the allusions to create concepts that would allow the reader to better understand what he was reading.