Associations to the word «Allusion»
Noun
- Quotation
- Pun
- Allegory
- Metaphor
- Ovid
- Proverb
- Shakespeare
- Imagery
- Symbolism
- Stanza
- Iliad
- Satire
- Epistle
- Sonnet
- Ode
- Fable
- Sarcasm
- Hearer
- Keats
- Anecdote
- Poem
- Irony
- Hint
- Rabbinic
- Wordsworth
- Inference
- Isaiah
- Connexion
- Mythology
- Testament
- Prose
- Scripture
- Epic
- Peculiarity
- Dante
- Epithet
- Verse
- Joyce
- Osiris
- Narrative
- Phrase
- Virgil
- Fragmentary
- Chaucer
- Reader
- Parallel
- Macbeth
- Herodotus
- Homer
- Remark
- Parody
- Eliot
- Humour
- Quote
- Dryden
- Motif
Adjective
Wiktionary
ALLUSION, noun. An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication.
Dictionary definition
ALLUSION, noun. Passing reference or indirect mention.
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.