The allusion in Abel's Bride poem refers to the biblical story of Cain and Abel from the Book of Genesis. The poem uses this allusion to explore themes of jealousy, betrayal, and violence in a romantic context.
The line "The only way out is back" from the poem "Edge" contains an allusion to the myth of Icarus and Daedalus.
An allusion is a reference to a well know person, place, thing, work of art, piece of literature, etc. An allusion poem might contain one reference, several references, or simply be one big reference itself.
An allusion is an indirect reference to something. In 'Antigone', one example of an allusion is the phrase 'bewailing the loss of his bride'. The possessive adjective 'his' refers to Haemon. The noun 'bride' refers to Antigone, who is Haemon's cousin and bride-to-be. Another example is the phrase 'the Cadmean bride'. The adjective 'Cadmean' refers to the Cadmeia Palace on the Theban acropolis. The noun 'bride' refers to Semele, who is the daughter of Theban founder Cadmus and Harmonia, and the mother of the god Bacchus. Semele's home is the Cadmeia Palace.
In the fifth stanza of the poem, the speaker speaks of "[his] sorrow must be laid/On your head like a crown." This is a direct allusion to Jesus Christ's crown of thorns which he wore during his crucifixion. Jesus died on the cross to pay for everyone's sins (sorrows etc.) thus connecting his crown of thorns to Cullen's allusion to his poem. This allusion serves to establish that everyone suffers if one suffers, if one is in pain, then everyone is in pain, etc.
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Jacob Abels died in 1866.
Jacob Abels was born in 1803.
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