Allusion is used in which of the following statements?

D. The Senator's fondness for media exposure proved to be his Achilles' heel in the end.

Explanation:

An allusion is a figure of speech that references people, places, events, or other literary works such as mythology. They can be implied or directly stated.

A. We squirmed in our seats as a deafening silence followed the host's poor attempt at humor.

This sentence does not meet the definition of an allusion, so A. is incorrect.

B. If all the world's a stage, I must be the one who sweeps up after the show is over.

This sentence is a metaphor since it describes the world as a stage. A metaphor is not the same as an allusion, so B. is also incorrect.

C. Our annual family reunion is like a circus with a disproportionate number of clowns.

This sentence is a simile. The narrator uses the work "like" to describe his/her family union as a circus. This means option C. is incorrect.

D. The Senator's fondness for media exposure proved to be his Achilles' heel in the end.

This sentence meets the definition of an allusion. It makes a reference to a literary work, in this case the Greek hero Achilles. D. will be your correct answer.

for me, i'd go with (c) satisfied or (b) overjoyed because if you read it a couple of times, it makes since that it is c or b. it can't b (a) angry because booker was never angry about anything. at the end of the paragraph, booker states, "i think there are not many men in our country who have had the privilege of naming themselves in the way that i " i think that sentence kind of gives away the also, some words in the paragraph can also you like for example, "indulged," "calmly," "perplexity," "privilege," and defining words that you don't know, can you understand more of that paragraph and it can also increase your comprehension. : )

i'm really rally sorry if i'm incorrect, but if i'm hope this ! : )