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Nataly_w [17]
3 years ago
6

Why do writers use allusions?

English
2 answers:
Bond [772]3 years ago
7 0
To change the scale of the circumstance so it could be understood in any context, much like a metaphor but already made for you through the magic of culture.
VARVARA [1.3K]3 years ago
4 0

writers use allusions to make indirect and implied references in their writing, which the reader will be able to understand based on the assumption of a body of knowledge the reader and author share. 


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