And would it have been worth it, after all, After the cups, the marmalade, the tea, Among the porcelain, among some talk of you and me, Would it have been worth while, To have bitten off the matter with a smile, To have squeezed the universe into a ball To roll it toward some overwhelming question, To say: "I am Lazarus, come from the dead, Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all" - If one, settling a pillow by her head, Should say: "That is not what I meant at all; That is not it, at all." Which sentence best analyzes the poet's use of allusion in this passage?

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Phoenix Goodman

22 June, 16:00

And would it have been worth it, after all, After the cups, the marmalade, the tea, Among the porcelain, among some talk of you and me, Would it have been worth while, To have bitten off the matter with a smile, To have squeezed the universe into a ball To roll it toward some overwhelming question, To say: "I am Lazarus, come from the dead, Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all" - If one, settling a pillow by her head, Should say: "That is not what I meant at all; That is not it, at all." Which sentence best analyzes the poet's use of allusion in this passage?

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Leanna Mendez · Answer 1

The sentence mentioning Lazarus is an allusion. An allusion is a reference to a person, place, thing or idea of importance. Lazarus was a biblical figure.