Speak

An example of an allusion in Speak is when Melinda considers putting her face in a tree "like a dryad from Greek mythology," referencing tree nymphs from ancient Greece. Another example is her...

Melinda in "Speak" compares herself to Alice in Wonderland, feeling like Alice when her house seems to shrink around her. She imagines that if "Alice in Wonderland" were written today, Alice might...