Allusion

An allusion is not the same as an illusion! If you have ever watched "The Simpsons" it is full of allusions, which are references to an event or object outside of the current context. The allusion will only make sense if you have prior knowledge of the particular reference. In short, an allusion is a reference to something else. A synonym for allusion is reference.



For example, if you hear Bart Simpson say something like, "I have a dream, that one day my children will not have to go to school and deal with Principal Skinner", then you know that he is alluding to, or referencing, Martin Luther King's "I have a dream speech" which we are all familiar with.


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