Question

Which of the following is an example of an allusion?

Well, in that hit you miss: she'll not be hit, With Cupid's arrow; she hath Dian's wit

I have night's cloak to hide me from their sight

We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day

When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds and sails upon the bosom of the air

Answer 1

Well in that hit you miss: she'll not be hit with cupids arrow; she hath dians wit

Answer 2

Allusion can be defined as a literary device in which an object, person or event from unrelated context is referred to, either directly or by implication. This literary device is based on the assumption that there is common knowlegde between the writer and the reader, so that the last one would understand the reference. Within this list, the example of allusion is:

Well, in that hit you miss: she'll not be hit, With Cupid's arrow; she hath Dian's wit.