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What is the best definition of the literary term allusion?
words, events, or dialogue in a text that hint at a future plot development
a communication between characters that develops character or plot
a reference in a text to a well-known text, person, event, or thing
incidents placed in a text by the author to mislead or trick the reader
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"a reference in a text to a well-known text, person, event, or thing" — an allusion briefly or indirectly refers to something outside the work to add meaning or resonance.
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