Question

Read the passage below and answer the question.

I'm not exactly too small-town either. I read the Broadway columns. You get to know what New York boy is that way about what Hollywood actress on the West Coast and what starlet is currently the prettiest and who eventually, will play Joan of Arc. It gives you that worldly feeling. From "Sixteen," by Maureen Daly

The passage above includes an example of which literary technique?

1. allusion
2. connotation
3. allegory
4. metaphor

Answer 1

Allusion because it's an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Answer 2

The passage above includes an example of allusion. Option A is correct.

An allusion is understood as a literary device used in order to make reference to a person, place, thing, or event. Each of these concepts can be real or imaginary, referring to anything from fiction, to folklore, to historical events as well as religious manuscripts.

Allusions allow the writer to avoid bland tones and common, obvious statements.