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What is the
definition of Allusion?
How do you define Allusion? What is an Allusion? The word
derives from the Latin word 'allsus' meaning to play with'. Plural:
allusions. The
definition of Allusion is as follows:
English Grammar &
Terminology
Definition of Allusion - a poetic device |
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Definition: The act of
alluding; making indirect reference
A literary device that
quickly stimulates different ideas and associations
using only a couple of words.
Allusion relies on the
reader being able to understand the allusion and
being familiar with the meaning hidden behind the
words.
Example: Describing
someone as a "Romeo" makes an allusion to the famous
young lover in Romeo and Juliet by William
Shakespeare. |
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Definition of Allusion
- a poetic device |
Examples of Allusion
Examples of allusion
cover the following subjects:
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Biblical
allusions
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Literary
allusions
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Mythological
allusions
Examples of Allusion in Poems, Poetry,
Literature & Mythology
Poems with Allusion
examples can be found by the most famous poets including Milton,
Shakespeare and TS Eliot.
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"Stopping by
Woods on a Snowy Evening" poem by Robert Frost
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"The
Wasteland"
by T.S. Eliot's which alludes to "Paradise Lost" by John
Milton and "Percival by Chrétien de Troyes
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Dante’s
Inferno which alludes to the Greek mythological figures,
Phaethon and Icarus
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The Merchant
of Venice by William Shakespeare alludes to the Greek
mythological character Cupid: “Come, come, Nerissa; for
I long to see quick Cupid’s post that comes so
mannerly.”
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Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley alludes to both Shakespeare and Greek
Mythology in several places
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The Prelude
by William Wordsworth alludes to Paradise Lost by John
Milton
Examples of
Allusion Poems
Examples of Biblical
Allusion
Examples of Biblical
allusions include:
Examples Help! Use
of Allusion in Poems & Poetry
Examples of Allusion can
be found in many examples of the poem, poems or poetry. Famous
poets use this figure of speech to convey and emphasize unusual
and vivid images. The use of strong word association changes the
mode of thought and adds variation, embellishment and adornment
to literary works.
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Figures of Speech - Allusion
In Figurative Language we use words in such a way that they
differ somewhat from ordinary every-day speech and convey
meanings in a more vivid and impressive manner. Figures, like
Allusion make speech more effective, they beautify and emphasize it
in Rhetoric which is the art of speaking and writing
effectively. Figures of speech such as Allusion use word association
to convey emotion and mood often in a non-literal sense.
Examples Help! Using
Allusion
Figures of
speech such as Allusion adds adornment, beautifies, colors, elegant
variation, embellishment, embroidery, emphasis, exaggeration,
exclamation, flourish, floweriness, irony, lushness and
luxuriance to the English language. This page providing facts
and info about Figures of Speech will help with the
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