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Literary Devices
Definition of Allusion
In literature, an allusion is an unexplained reference to someone or something outside of the text. Writers commonly allude to other literary works, famous individuals, historical events, or philosophical ideas... read full definition
In literature, an allusion is an unexplained reference to someone or something outside of the text. Writers commonly allude to other literary works, famous individuals... read full definition
In literature, an allusion is an unexplained reference to someone or something outside of the text. Writers commonly allude to... read full definition
Allusions
Explanation and Analysis—World War I:
Though Hemingway does not mention World War I directly, he includes an allusion to the war in the very first paragraph of the story when describing the hotel grounds:
Their room was on the second floor facing the sea. It also faced the public garden and the war monument […] Italians came from a long way off to look up at the war monument. It was made of bronze and glistened in the rain.
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