Allusion

 

Allusion:

An illusion is a casual or indirect reference to something else such as another work of literature a historical event a biblical story or mythology. An Illusion is an act of deception or a false portrayal of reality. Make sure not to get them confused.

For an example of Allusion if an author writes Dante was a modern-day Romeo and the girls just fell for him. Because the author is referencing Romeo and how easily girls love him from William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, this is an illusion.

Different types of Allusion:-

There are four main types of Allusions:

Literary Allusions reference another work of literature.

Historical Allusions reference an event in history. 

Classical Allusions reference Greek mythology.  

Biblical Allusions reference an event in the Bible.

Allusions provide context without having to give a lengthy description look at the example- He is a modern-day Romeo. If you know the backstory of Romeo you know how easily Juliet fell in love with him. So it's easier to use an Allusion than to explain Romeo's description.

Allusion

 

Allusion

Sometimes my dog is Dr. Jekyll. But other times he is  Mr. Hyde. Why does the man refer to a well-known character when describing his dog?

You remember the story of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde, right?

Dr.Jekyll is kind and friendly. ...but sometimes he turns into Mr.Hyde, who is violent and evil. By referring to Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde, the man can quickly illustrate his dog's personality. This is called allusion.

“An allusion is a reference to someone or something commonly known from literature, history, religion, or other areas of culture. It helps writers and speaker express ideas quickly and effectively”.

Alliteration

 

Alliteration

When the same sound is repeated at the beginning in a group of words it is called alliteration.

 

For example:-

All the amazing apples arrived at the airport. We can see that the initial sound of letter “a” is repeated in more than one word in this sentence. Therefore this is an example of Alliteration. Alliteration is a fun way of learning English make funny poems and descriptions using alliteration.

Let us look at some more examples of alliteration.

Dancing dogs to not dangle from dusty doors.

Carrots and cartoons can be carried in crazy cars.

Big brown bears buy bunches of blueberries.