Expressions - Collocations of the word " allusion "
| Shakespearean allusion | 1) There's several othe Shakespearean allusions in the novel as well. 2) Apart from perceptive observations, he had a nice literary touch and wasn't averse to a Shakespearean allusion . 2) The major theme is the author's prediction of the future, but sex and Shakespearean allusions show up constantly. more Shakespearean allusion sentences |
| allusion | 1) The snow scene here is yet another classical allusion . 2) The novel includes allusions to famous jazz musicians. more allusion sentences |
| allusion to | 1) The novel includes allusions to famous jazz musicians. 2) The song lyrics feature allusions to gun violence . more allusion to sentences |
| allusions | 1) The novel includes allusions to famous jazz musicians. 2) The song lyrics feature allusions to gun violence . more allusions sentences |
| be allusion | 1) The snow scene here is yet another classical allusion . 2) Sin means to miss the mark and is another biblical allusion . more be allusion sentences |
| brief allusion | 1) Madame Élisabeth makes only brief allusion to it in her letters of that date. 2) Payne concluded the piece with a brief allusion to the first Pomp and Circumstance March. more brief allusion sentences |
| classical allusion | 1) The snow scene here is yet another classical allusion . 2) He probably intended it as an exact classical allusion . more classical allusion sentences |
| clear allusion | 1) He is a clear allusion to Arnold Rothstein. 2) We start out with an opening crawl, a clear allusion to Star Wars . more clear allusion sentences |
| contain allusion | 1) They often contained veiled allusions to contemporary French society. 2) Douglas's last large-scale advertisement blitz contained another Nazi allusion . more contain allusion sentences |
| cultural allusion | 1) Historically, however, these prior meditations on whiteness have often belied complex cultural allusions . 2) Eliot employs many literary and cultural allusions from the Western canon, Buddhism and the Hindu Upanishads. 2) Intertwined within are social and political satire, and Stross's trademark dark humour and subtle literary and cultural allusions . more cultural allusion sentences |
| direct allusion | 1) Several episodes have direct allusions to Star Trek . 2) Whitby even makes direct allusions to the Inquisition when describing this wave of persecution. more direct allusion sentences |
| find allusion | 1) Still further allusions are found in early Welsh poetry. 2) An elaboration of this allusion is found only in a late Parsi commentary. more find allusion sentences |
| frequent allusion | 1) Lodge also makes frequent allusions to other literary works in his novels. 2) frequent allusions are made to the legend, in many forms of culture and media. more frequent allusion sentences |
| historical allusion | 1) After reading the picture book, students discuss the historical allusions as a class. 2) The reading of the postmodernist Venturi was that ornament and historical allusion added a richness to architecture that modernism had foregone. more historical allusion sentences |
| include allusion | 1) The novel includes allusions to famous jazz musicians. 2) It included allusions to the fights against Békessy and Schober. more include allusion sentences |
| indirect allusion | 1) The Hughes poem (an indirect allusion to Whitman's lifelong theme of singing America'') concerns the black artist seeking a forum in which to glorify his identity. 2) Angel, the spin-off series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, includes a firm named Yoyodyne, although this may be an indirect allusion via the Buckaroo Banzai film. more indirect allusion sentences |
| literary allusion | 1) Symbolism and literary allusion are my favorites. 2) Her literary allusion seemed more like Winifred, somehow. more literary allusion sentences |
| make allusion | 1) Many cultural references and allusions are made throughout the film. 2) These fragments often make witty allusions to current events. more make allusion sentences |
| numerous allusion | 1) There are numerous other allusions to Shakespeare's plays. 2) The story contains numerous allusions to the ideas and thinking of others. more numerous allusion sentences |
| obvious allusion | 1) I accept all the references and the obvious allusions . 1) There are obvious allusions to rape . 2) Another showed Wells and Squires held aloft by a broomstick, an obvious allusion to witchcraft. more obvious allusion sentences |
| possible allusion | 1) possible allusions are described as mere echoes of their putative sources. 1) Several passages dealing with the treatment of heresy have also been suggested as possible allusions to Jesus even though his name is not present. 2) There are possible allusions to it in Clement of Rome, Shepherd of Hermas, Barnabas, and Didache, and probable allusions in Polycarp. more possible allusion sentences |
| reference allusion | 1) Many cultural references and allusions are made throughout the film. 2) I accept all the references and the obvious allusions . 2) The works of Shakespeare contain over 1,300 documented Bible references and allusions . more reference allusion sentences |
| subtle allusion | 1) subtle allusions to Thomas Mann and The Great Gatsby contribute further eddies. 2) Captain Nemo's name is a subtle allusion to Homer's Odyssey , a Greek epic poem. more subtle allusion sentences |
| vague allusion | 1) Not one hard figure . Nothing but ephemeral suggestions, vague allusions , and fallacious appeals to authority. 2) Just as he did in the original argument with his vague allusions to superior study, he again tries to bluff. more vague allusion sentences |
| veiled allusion | 1) They often contained veiled allusions to contemporary French society. 1) Many of these gags were thinly veiled allusions to his homosexuality. 2) Crowley's texts also contained several thinly veiled allusions to human ritual sacrifice to attain magical potency. more veiled allusion sentences |
Expressions with the word allusion
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