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| 1-2 of 2Allusion: flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Allusionsby CMarston | 6 terms | January 24, 2008 |
| 2 | literary termsby uber-langsam | 8 terms | March 22, 2007 |
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| allusion: definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | an implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place or event. | 7 sets | |
| 2 | a reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 2 sets | |
| 3 | an indirect reference to some piece of knowledge not actually mentioned. allusions usually come from a body of information that the author presumes the reader will know. for example, an author who writes, "she was another helen," is alluding to the proverbial beauty of helen of troy. | 1 set | |
| 4 | a reference in text to a passage or figure from literary popular or religious traditions | 1 set | |