Allusion

==Definition==
A reference to something in history or previous literature. It is like a richly connotative word or a symbol, a means of suggesting far more than it says
==Examples==
*Owen's Dulce et Decorum Est.
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori (title, line 27-8) The complete title to the poem – from a Latin epigraph – translates into the phrase ‘It is sweet and honourable to die for one’s country’