Literary+Terms

1. in literature, an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text. Allusion is distinguished from such devices as direct quote and imitation or parody. 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.
 * 1) __ Allusion __**** - //noun// **

// Christy didn't like to spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased anything except the bare necessities. // // In // The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn //, the Grangerfords and Shepardsons are an allusion to Shakespeare's Montagues and Capulet s.//