Allusion in Songs
Hello peeps! Now, I will give you an example about allusion in song. Okay first, what is allusion? Allusion is when a person or an author makes an indirect reference in speech, text, or song to an event or figure. The allusion are made for the past events or figures, but sometimes allusion are made for famous people or events. Allusions often make reference from previous works of literature, especially references from the Bible and Greek or Roman mythology. So, here's the example: Song : Lost Boy by Ruth B. Lyrics: I am a lost boy from Neverland Usually hanging out with Peter Pan And when we're bored we play in the woods Always on the run from Captain Hook "Run, run, lost boy ," they say to me Away from all of reality "Neverland", "Peter Pan", "Captain Hook", and "Lost Boy" are all references to the fairy tale "Peter Pan". This song tells about someone who is lonely but there is a figure of ...