Allusion

An allusion is a short reference to a person, place, thing, or event that the author assumes the reader knows; as the reference is usually common knowledge during the author’s era. It is used to emphasize a point or emotion in a concise manner. Allusions can be a contemporary, mythological, literary, historical, or biblical reference. 1. “Their experience went back several generations, for they were all members of families who had served in one or other of the Indian services since before the Mutiny” (15).
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"The Mutiny" refers to the first Indian war for independence in 1857 where troops (drawn from Muslim units in Bengal) stationed near Delhi revolted against the East India Company. This incident ended both the East India Company and the Mughal Enpire, resulting in the appointment of a viceroy who ruled on behalf of the British crown.

2. "I haven't even seen the Taj Mahal" (35).

"The Taj Mahal" refers to the well known is a well known mausoleum located in Agra, India.

