The allusion in the scarlet letter refers to Daniel a wise biblical prophet. The speaker in that excerpt expected the reader to know this information that Daniel had the gift of answering difficult riddles and interpreting dreams.
<h3>What is an Allusion?</h3>
In literature, an allusion is an indirect reference to a person, event, or thing, as well as a section of another text.
The majority of allusions are founded on the premise that the reader is in the know about an idea that is commonplace and that the reader would grasp the author's reference thereby.
Learn more about Allusions at:
brainly.com/question/1219896
My last answer was deleted for being pointless, but I had to add more letters for the correct, succinct answer to be published. The right answer is "a sentence".
Excuse me if i'm wrong, but I believe its B.
Answer:
C: to provide a visual for something that the reader may be unfamiliar with
Explanation:
(don't quote me)
