I'm going to infer you are talking about Irony. It would be situational irony.
Answer:
When it says, "...made me think of pictures I had seen when a child, of Gulliver, tied down by the pygmies on that island."
Explanation:
The definition of an allusion is: an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Yes and no
Emotionally yes
physically no
And it depends on the child
Answer:
Obviously text can be used to communicate a message.
Explanation:
text is the correct answer!