The lines from the excerpt of
Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Raven" that uses allusion are:
2. Leave no black plume as a
token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
4. And the Raven, never
flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
6.And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
As·ser·tion (ə-sûr′shən)n.1. The act of asserting.2. Something declared or stated positively, often with no support or attempt at <span>proof.</span>
They are probably the most important document in understanding history. Without writing we would have a difficult time understanding archeological data. Also journals give great detail about wars and other major conflicts that would otherwise be unknown to historians.