Which one of the following poems depends heavily on the use of allusion for effect? a. "God's Grandeur" b. "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" c. &q…

Question

Which one of the following poems depends heavily on the use of allusion for effect?

a. "God's Grandeur"
b. "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"
c. "Death, Be Not Proud"
d. "Grass"

Answer 1

The poem which depends heavily on the use of allusion for effect is D) Grass.
Allusion is a reference to somebody or something that happened in history.
In the poem "Grass", the poet is mentioning Waterloo and Austerlitz, and other events, so he is clearly alluding to them.