An allusion is when the author makes a reference to something the reader is supposed to be somewhat familiar with as a means of making the meaning of their text more fully developed. Read the passage below and identify the allusion within the passage.
Hans advanced as calmly as if he had been walking over Salisbury Plain; sometimes he would disappear behind huge blocks of stone and we momentarily lost sight of him.
Which is the allusion?
a Hans
b blocks of stone
c lost sight of him
d Salisbury Plain
