ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -allusion, in literature, an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text. Most allusions are based on the assumption that there is a body of knowledge that is shared by the author and the reader and that therefore the reader will understand the author’s referent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Allusions are generally regarded as brief but purposeful references, within a literary text, to a person, place, event, or to another work of literature.

Detailed explanation-3: -You can identify allusions by thinking critically about what part of a sentence or paragraph talks about something by relating it to something that comes from outside the text.

Detailed explanation-4: -Historical – An allusion to a historical event or period. Mythological – An allusion to a mythological figure or story. Literary – An allusion to a literary text or figure. Religious – An allusion to a religious text, story, or figure.