Allusion by

Literary Examples:

phillip_cpham — 2013-11-15 03:49:00 UTC

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."

—Abraham Lincoln, the Gettysburg Address

"She was almost ready to go, standing before the hall mirror, putting on her hat, and he, his hands behind him, appeared pinned to the door frame, waiting like Saint Sebastian for the arrows to begin piercing him."

—Flannery O'Connor, "Everything That Rises Must Converge"

Definition:

phillip_cpham — 2013-11-15 03:49:31 UTC

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

phillip_cpham — 2013-11-15 03:52:48 UTC

Original Example

phillip_cpham — 2013-11-15 03:55:20 UTC

Karen didn't like to spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she spent nothing except on the staple necessities.

phillip_cpham — 2013-11-15 03:58:00 UTC

work cited

phillip_cpham — 2013-11-15 04:30:06 UTC

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=667&q=examples+of+allusion&tbm=isch&imgdii=_

http://udleditions.cast.org/craft_ld_allusion.html