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What is an allusion?
An allusion is an indirect reference to any person, place, or thing-fictitious, historical, or actual (Kennedy & Gioia
707). The poet will use allusions automatically assuming you know what he/ she is talking about. The poet also uses allusions
to save space. The poet also uses this literary form to enrich the meaning of the poem. Some allusions are also quotations
from other poems. T.S. Eliot uses allusions in this poem to make the poem more loveable and makes the reader read beyond the
lines, beyond the horizon.
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