In this poem, Tennyson refers to both Ulysses and Achilles. What is this technique called in literature?

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When someone makes reference to a familiar story or cultural reference, such as Ulysses and Achilles from Homer's "The Odyssey", it is considered an allusion.

In this poem, Tennyson refers to both Ulysses and Achilles. What is this technique called in literature?

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