USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Reference to another literary or historical text
A
allusion
B
paradigm
C
arduous
D
copious
Explanation: 

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: -The example of the historical allusion is “Look, and tomorrow late, tell me, / Whether both th’ Indias of spice and mine / Be where thou leftst them, or lie here with me.” The effect of this historical allusion is that the persona is praising his lover and comparing them to the wealth of the colonised Americas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Allusion is a reference to a well-known person, character, place, or event that a writer makes to deepen the reader’s understanding of their work. Allusions aren’t reserved for writing, though-we frequently use them in our speech. An allusion is a concise way to communicate a lot of meaning.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Allusion: Figure of explication using a brief or casual reference to a famous person, group, historical event, place, or work of art. It is important to stress that the referent of an allusion be generally well-known. Sources include history, myth, and the Bible.

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