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Allusion

Allusion . A reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature. Allusion - 2.

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Allusion

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  1. Allusion A reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature.

  2. Allusion - 2 • Specific examples of allusions can be found throughout Dante’s Inferno. In a passage, Dante alludes to the Greek mythological figures, Phaethon and Icarus, to express his fear as he descends from the air into the eighth circle of hell. He states:

  3. Allusion 3 • I doubt if Phaethon feared more - that time he dropped the sun-reins of his father's chariot and burned the streak of sky we see today - • or if poor Icarus did - feeling his sides unfeathering as the wax began to melt, his father shouting:  "Wrong, your course is wrong" (Canto XVII: 106-111).

  4. Allusion - 4 • Allusion is used to explain or clarify a complex problem. Note that allusion works best if you keep it short and refer to something the reader / audience is familiar with, e.g.: • famous people • history • (Greek) mythology • literature • the bible

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