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Allusion
By Sam Saensouk
Definition
Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or
idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. Also,
allusion doesn’t need to be in detail of the person, place or thing of
reference.
4 Types of Allusion
❏ Biblical
A statement that indirectly referring to the bible without directly mentioning it.
❏ Literary
A statement that indirectly refers to other well-known literary works.
❏ Historical
A statement that refers to history.
❏ Cultural (pop culture)
Association to a person, place or event within a specific community or culture.
Example of Allusion
“Don’t act like Romeo
in front of her, Josh!”
“Romeo” is a reference to
Shakespeare's Romeo, a
passionate lover of Juliet, in
“Romeo and Juliet.”
Example of Allusion
“Stop acting like my exhusband, Josh.”
Allusions could refer to
common people and
places in speech.
Example of Allusion
“The rise in poverty
will unlock the
Pandora’s box of
crimes.”
This is an allusion to
one of Greek
Mythology’s origin
myth, “Pandora’s box”.
Example of Allusion in Literature
“The morning wind forever
blows, the poem of creation
is uninterrupted; but few are
the ears that hear it. Olympus
is but the outside of the earth
everywhere.”
Walden By Thoreau
The author alludes Olympus. In
Greek mythology, Mt. Olympus
was where the gods lived. By
comparing the outside world to Mt.
Olympus Thoreau is saying that
nature holds all the wondrousness
of the home of the gods.
Examples of AAllusion in Literature
“I was surprised his nose was
not growing like Pinocchio’s.”
by Carlo Collodi.
This refers to the story of
Pinocchio, where his nose
grew whenever he told a lie.
Allusion Can Make You A Better Reader
Helps the reader understand new information such as
characters, setting plot, etc. By connecting it with something
else.
Allows the reader to think about current or previous topics
How Allusion Can Make Better writers
Allusion can allow the reader to learn new information with
something they already know.
Can help the writer with more options to write something
different.
To Identify Allusion in Text
To identify allusion in text/literature you have to find what the
author alludes room something.
The use of Allusion is not just in literature. The occurrence of
them is really common in our daily speech.