Allusion in Songs

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What is Allusion?
An allusion is a figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from unrelated context is referred to as covertly or indirectly. It is left to the audience to make a direct connection. Where the connection is directly and explicitly stated by the author, it is instead usually termed a reference.

 There are four types of allusion
  • Mythology
  • Religion
  • Literature
  • Pop Culture
Allusion in Song Task
The song that I picked is Hammer to Fall by Queen

                                                           Hammer to Fall

Queen
      By Queen

“Here we stand or here we fall
History won't care at all
Make the bed, light the light yeah
Lady Mercy won't be home tonight, yeah”

Lady Mercy
                 This song is about nuclear war. There are some lyrics on this song that mentions “mushroom cloud”. Leading many to believe the “Hammer” on this title song is referring to the Soviet logo. According to the guitarist Brian May, this song is about life and death, and the “Hammer” is about grim reaper doing his job.
                Allusion in this song is “Lady Mercy”, It refers to Christianity religion. Lady Mercy or The Virgin of Mercy is a subject in Christian art, showing a group of people sheltering for protection under the outspread cloak, or pallium, of the Virgin Mary. It was especially popular in Italy from the 13th to 16th centuries, often as a specialized form of a votive portrait, and is also found in other countries and later art, especially Catalonia and Latin America. This allusion means that when the nuclear war begins, I think “Lady Mercy won’t be home tonight” means Lady Mercy is busy when the nuclear cold war begins, she’s giving mercy to people who died because of the war.

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