What is an allusion?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. A brief reference to a famous person or work
- Step 1: Calling a hard task 'a Herculean effort' alludes to Greek myth.
Answer
A brief reference to a famous person or work.
Why not the others: The other options define other devices.
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