{"id":16613,"date":"2022-07-08T07:17:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=16613"},"modified":"2022-07-07T10:41:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T17:41:27","slug":"words-seldom-seen-allusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=16613","title":{"rendered":"Words Seldom Seen: Allusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/16CDE576-CC37-463C-B858-C451A3F4613C_1_105_c.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16614\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=16614\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/16CDE576-CC37-463C-B858-C451A3F4613C_1_105_c.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1654787872&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"16CDE576-CC37-463C-B858-C451A3F4613C_1_105_c\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/16CDE576-CC37-463C-B858-C451A3F4613C_1_105_c.jpeg?fit=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/16CDE576-CC37-463C-B858-C451A3F4613C_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=486%2C364&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16614\" width=\"486\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/16CDE576-CC37-463C-B858-C451A3F4613C_1_105_c.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/16CDE576-CC37-463C-B858-C451A3F4613C_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/16CDE576-CC37-463C-B858-C451A3F4613C_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Allusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noun: An indirect or passing reference. An expression meant to call something to mind without explicitly mentioning it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example: &#8220;The red haired one should never hold office again.&#8221; &#8220;Red haired one&#8221; is an allusion to a certain former president whose name I chose not to say out loud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A photo of a portion of the worlds largest collection of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monkey_wrench\">Monkey Wrenches<\/a>. Taken at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiquepowerland.com\/\"> Antique Powerland<\/a> in Salem Oregon. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allusion Noun: An indirect or passing reference. An expression meant to call something to mind without explicitly mentioning it. 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