If you’re not careful with the pronunciation, allusion and illusion can sound very similar, and they are occasionally incorrectly swapped for each other.<\/p>\n
An illusion is not real; so someone may have a false idea or see something that isn’t really there – they are facing an illusion.<\/p>\n
Allusion is a reference to knowledge you assume your reader\/listener understands, especially when referring to literary or art knowledge. For instance, I will make an allusion to Shakespeare’s work when I write: the young couple considered themselves to be as tragic as Romeo and Juliet. I can assume that most people know the story of Romeo and Juliet so the allusion explains a lot in few words.<\/p>\n
To remember which is which, consider that illusion starts with I and often relates to a trick of the eye. Allusion starts with A and usually relates to Art and literature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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