Shelly smashed the door down with the strength of Heracles. The reference to Heracles to describe Shelly's strength is an allusion.
The entire book 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe' is full of Biblical allusions (e.g. Aslan paralleling Jesus).
The classical allusions Hamlet makes in his first soliloquy (e.g. 'Like a Hyperion to a satyr') wherein he compares Claudius and his father to Greek mythical creatures.
Further, any allusion to historical events is considered important.
There are heaps of other examples of allusions in this textbook I've found: it's called 'Manipulate Your Marker' and it's really helpful for these and other English techniques.
no cause allusion does not have a sister that has ice powers
He made an allusion to my college being less important than his.
an historical allusion can be boycott or a person or his or her saying that is used today as an example
Allusion is a noun meaning some reference (often veiled) to another fact, occurrence, or event.One candidate referred to another candidate's apparent attraction to women, an allusion to rumors of an extramarital affair.Fictional names used in novels will sometimes include an allusion to some historical or classical person.
No, this is not an example of an allusion. An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, or event, usually from literature or history. In this sentence, the comparison is direct and not making a reference to anything else.
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The movie Cleopatra is an allusion as well as other classics, like Frankenstein and more.
The verb tense of "allusion" is present tense. For example, "She alludes to the idea that..."
An example of an allusion in "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins is when Katniss Everdeen compares a scene in the Capitol to Dante's Inferno, a classic work of literature that depicts hell. This allusion helps to add depth and meaning to the description of the scene in the book.
An example of a classical allusion is referencing the "Achilles' heel," which alludes to the Greek myth of Achilles who was invulnerable except for his heel. This allusion is used to describe a vulnerable point or weakness in someone or something.
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