What does the allusion in this text suggest?
When Brianna claimed she had loaded the dishwasher before turning on Dancing with the Stars, her mother replied, "Your nose is growing!"
Brianna was lying. Brianna was goofy.
Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
An allusion is a brief reference to something or someone well known, often from history or literature.
"I'd better get home before I turn into a pumpkin!" Lila remarked.
The text uses an allusion, a brief reference to someone or something well known.
The allusion nose is growing suggests that Brianna was lying. In the story of Pinocchio, when Pinocchio lies, his nose grows longer.