Allusion

Allusion In Songs

What is Allusion?
Allusion is a figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly.


There are four 4 types of allusion

1. Mythology
2. Pop Culture
3. Religion
4. Literature

Allusion in songs task

Song that i picked is One Thing from One Direction

"Shot me out of the sky, you're my kryptonite, you keep making me weak yeah frozen and can't speak." 

 The song meaning There is a girl that they love, and they don't know how to describe why, and they are trying to get her to notice them.

They relate how one girl can be their very own kryptonite. Kryptonite is known to be the greatest weakness of Superman and in this song One Direction relates their love toward a girl to Kryptonie since to them, she is their greatest weakness and nothing else. 

“Kryptonite” is a allusion in song one thing.