n An allusion is a brief, intentional reference to a historical, mythic, or literary person, place, event, or movement.
A reference to another well-known story :) -Apex-
Literary Visions - 1992 Distant Voices Myth Symbolism and Allusion in Poetry 1-16 was released on: USA: 1992
Classical allusion is an indirect reference to a Greek or Roman legend. It is most often used in poetry, but even Shakespeare used it. There were several of them in "Romeo and Juliet," including: "From forth day's path and Titan's fiery wheels."
Classical allusion is an indirect reference to a Greek or Roman legend. It is most often used in poetry, but even Shakespeare used it. There were several of them in "Romeo and Juliet," including: "From forth day's path and Titan's fiery wheels."
Allusion can appear anywhere - plays, stories, novels, poems, etc. An example for an allusion can be in the song called "Love Story". In the song the singer (Taylor Swift) sings "that you were Romeo" this is an allusion to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
An example of allusion in "Pride and Prejudice" is when Mr. Collins compares Elizabeth Bennet to the heroines in contemporary novels like Evelina and Cecilia. This allusion highlights his lack of understanding of Elizabeth's character and the social norms of the time.
Yes, the title "et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut" by Debussy is an allusion to a poem by Paul Verlaine titled "Promenade sentimentale." Debussy often drew inspiration from poetry in his compositions, and in this case, he used Verlaine's imagery to capture a certain mood or feeling in his music.
An allusion to something political.
T.S. Eliot's poetry was significant for its complex and challenging themes, use of innovative poetic techniques such as fragmentation and allusion, and his exploration of modernist ideas and the fractured nature of the modern world. His work, like "The Waste Land" and "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," continues to be highly influential in shaping modern poetry.
an allusion
Apollo modern allusion was the rockey.