English Task | All You Need To Know About Allusion - A Brief Explanation, Examples in Songs, etc.
Allusion in general : Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or the idea of historical, cultural, literary or political substance. It doesn't express the person or the thing which it refers in particular. It is just a passing comment that has relation to what the writer refers to and the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text. There are 4 types of Allusion : Religion Pop Culture Literature Mythology Example in songs : There are couple of songs that have Allusion to make the connoisseurs can understand the substance of the text better, some might have language that's not nice. Therefore, I'm deeply sorry for those songs that I've attached. 1. Eminem – Rap God The lyric that I quote in this song : “You’re pointless as Rapunzel with fuckin’ cornrows” Before we dive deep down into the allusion and it’s meaning I want t