Which of the following would not help you understand a selection of the world literature? A. Stereotypes about people from the authors birthplace
B. Geographical knowledge of the story
C. Research into cultural custom
D. Knowledge of the history of the authors birthplace

Allusion and illusion. an allusion is an indirect reference, whereas an illusion is something that is unreal or incorrect. each of the nouns has a related verb form: allude “to refer indirectly to,” and illude (not a very common word), which may mean “to delude or deceive” or “to subject to an illusion.”