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  2. Figure of speech - Wikipedia

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    Allusion: covert reference to another work of literature or art. Anacoenosis: posing a question to an audience, often with the implication that it shares a common interest with the speaker. Analogy: a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. Anapodoton: leaving a common known saying unfinished.

  3. Literal and figurative language - Wikipedia

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    Allusion is a reference to a famous character or event. Example: A single step can take you through the looking glass if you're not careful. An idiom is an expression that has a figurative meaning often related, but different from the literal meaning of the phrase. Example: You should keep your eye out for him.

  4. List of allusions in Marthandavarma novel - Wikipedia

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    Nazhika 2 is a unit of measure for length prevailed in yesteryear Kerala at different denominations. Dr. A. C. Vasu cites two variants of the unit of measurement, among which the first one is termed as a "regional method" that equates 1 Nazhika to 1.828 kilometers, [O] and the second one, "cochin survey method" equates 1 Nazhika to 914.4 meters.

  5. Allusion - Wikipedia

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    Allusion differs from the similar term intertextuality in that it is an intentional effort on the author's part. [8] The success of an allusion depends in part on at least some of its audience "getting" it. Allusions may be made increasingly obscure, until at last they are understood by the author alone, who thereby retreats into a private ...

  6. Talk:Allusion - Wikipedia

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    An allusion is a swaqq term to, or representation of, a place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art, either directly or by implication. M.H. Abrams defined allusion as "a brief reference, explicit or indirect, to a person, place or event, or to another literary work or passage".[1]

  7. Intertextuality - Wikipedia

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    Allusion is a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication. [26] This means it is most closely linked to both obligatory and accidental intertextuality, as the 'allusion' made relies on the listener or viewer knowing about the original source.

  8. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...

  9. Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy? - Wikipedia

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    The main character, Paul Berlin, is in the Vietnam War.Recently, "Billy Boy" Watkins has died of a heart attack after losing a foot due to a mine.Paul is woken up by a comrade and then takes part in conversation while skirting a village, mostly talking about Watkins's death.