Definition:
An allusion is an indirect reference to a person place, event or thing--whether real or fictional.
An allusion is an indirect reference to a person place, event or thing--whether real or fictional.
Pronunciation:
a-LOO-zhuhn
a-LOO-zhuhn
Examples:
J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" is an allusion to a poem by Robert Burns. Stephen Vincent Benet's story "By the Waters of Babylon" alludes to Psalm 137 in the Bible.
J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" is an allusion to a poem by Robert Burns. Stephen Vincent Benet's story "By the Waters of Babylon" alludes to Psalm 137 in the Bible.
