Question

my cousins and i went fishing last weekend. we were catching a boatload of fish, but then a problem sprang up. the boat started taking on water, quickly! we had to jump out and swim to shore. we were dead tired after that. the boat sank quicker than the titanic. luckily, we werent too far from shore. what allusion does this passage include? dropdown with options: \sprang up\, \dead tired\, \the titanic\, \boatload\

Explanation:

An allusion is a reference to a well - known person, event, or work. The Titanic is a famous ship that sank. In the passage, comparing the sinking of their boat to the sinking of the Titanic is an allusion. "sprang up" is just a phrase meaning something happened suddenly, "dead tired" is a way to describe being very tired, and "boatload" is a term related to the amount of fish, none of which are allusions.

Answer:

"the Titanic"