Allusion is an indirect reference. When Amanda asked a ticket scalper, "A hundred bucks? You want a pound of flesh?", she was making an allusion to Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice."
Allusion est une référence indirecte. Quand Amanda dit au revendeur de billets "Cent dollars? Vous voulez une livre de chair?", elle faisait allusion à "Le Marchand de Venise" de Shakespeare.
| Word | allusion |
|---|---|
| Part of Speech | N. |
| Definition | indirect reference. |
| Sentence | When Amanda said to the ticket scalper, "One hundred bucks? What do you want, a pound of flesh?," she was making an allusion to Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. |
Tags: psat
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