Allusion vs Parody - What's the difference?
allusion | parody |
An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication.
A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
* Macaulay
(archaic) A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.
To make a parody of something.
As nouns the difference between allusion and parody
is that allusion is allusion while parody is a work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.As a verb parody is
to make a parody of something.allusion
English
(wikipedia allusion)Noun
(en noun)parody
English
(wikipedia parody)Noun
(parodies)- The lively parody which he wrote was received with great applause.
Verb
(en-verb)- The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre.