What is a allusion in the Phantom tollbooth?

Answer 1

There's Officer shrift (get the short shrift- look it up) a light meal, a square meal, the spelling bee, the WATCHdog, and jumping to conclusions.

Answer 2

One allusion in "The Phantom Tollbooth" is the character of Humbug, who alludes to the idiom "to bug someone," meaning to annoy or irritate. Humbug's name suggests that he is a bothersome character. Another allusion is the Mathemagician, who alludes to the idea of math being magical and fantastical.

Answer 3

sime puns from the phantom tollbooth ar the whether man and weather man, whitch and the witch, spelling bee and spelling bee

Answer 4

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