Allusion is never a detailed lengthy description. Allusion is used in hopes of triggering an association to portray a meaning. He s a Nixon if I ever saw one. She is Freudian if anything. It is the author's plan to create with words imagery that will cause the reader to smell, hear, taste and feel the story as it is read.
Figurative language captures the hidden emotions and depths of the soul.
Figurative language makes its point without the tedious use of long drawn out sentences. An example of figurative language is shown in these two sentences. One is long and drawn out, while the other is figurative and short to the point. He was the clumsiest oaf I had ever seen, every movement he made was like a thundering demolition derby wandering through the shop. He was like a bull in a china shop.