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Allusion Task

Allusion In General :
Allusion is a figure of speech, where objects or circumstances from unrelated contexts are called covertly or indirectly. It's up to the audience to make a direct connection is directly and explicitly stated by the author, It's usually called a reference.

There are 4 types of Allusion :
  • Literature
  • Mythology
  • Pop Culture
  • Religion
Allusion is also often used in songs to explain something indirectly with mentioning something that refer to the song's meaning. One of them is :

          
Wings - Macklemore
Macklemore X Ryan Lewis - WINGS (Dir. Zia Mohajerjasbi) by ...
This song about how people will spend ridiculous amounts of money just to fit in society.

....
I wanna fly
Can you take me far away
Gimmie me a star to reach for
Tell me what it takes
And I'll go so high
I'll go so high
My feet won't touch the ground
Stitch my wings
And pull the strings
I bought these dreams
That all fall down
....

This part is an allusion because Nike made everybody think that Nike could make people 'fly' and everyone bought into how cool the shoes were and it would make you cool but it only ended.



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