Allusion Definition

When choosing allusions,mason ' use the obnoxiously obvious one. Choosing the best allusions should be perfectly recognizable to the reader.

An allusion is a literary device that stimulates ideas, associations, and extra information in the reader 's mind with only a word or two. Allusion means 'reference '. It relies on the reader being able to understand the allusion and being familiar with all of the meaning hidden behind the words.

Choose a reference that is easily recognizable to the readers imagination yet funny enough or intelligent enough to create an aura of a riddle or mystery like Nicolas Cage, Now that is an allusion.

Important parts of choosing one is the concept of relation to your subject at hand.
Instructions
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106 He is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty: Dr. Samuel Johnson, The Idler (1758-1760), no. 57.
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106 Truth will come to light, murder will not be hid long: William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, II, 2, 73.
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106 The Devil can cite Scripture for his Purpose: William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, I, 3, 93.
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p. 106 Oh God, he speaks only of his horse:
William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, I, 2, 36. Bradbury 's quotation is not quite correct; the original version runs: He doth nothing but talk of his horse.
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107 This age thinks better of a gilded fool, than of a threadbare saint in wisdom 's
139: he was at the river: from Greek mythology onwards it has become a familiar literary device that the river has a symbolic function (river Lethe erases one’s memory before proceeding into Hades).
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144 Plato 's Republic: first link in the long tradition of utopian works; it is written in the form of a political dialogue. However, it should be remembered that the Greek philosopher 's attitude towards poets was a hostile one.
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p. 163: Phoenix: famous myth which alludes to the rebirth of mankind after their destruction. The significance of this myth seems to be intensified by the following quotation from the Bible, which also suggests a cyclical view...
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p. 165: To everything there is a season. Yes. A time to break down, and a time to build up. A time to keep silence and a time to speak: Ecclesiastes, 3:1,3 and 7.
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