Would this quote be considered a simile or an allusion?

Question

"Look at all those folks, it's like a Roman Carnival" - To kill a mockingbird

I'm not too sure what an Allusion is, but isn't it when something is referring back to a time in history?

i THINK that i've read somewhere that a roman carnival is when the romans watched Christians get teared up, but im not too positive.

please help if you can. =D

Answer 1

simile...has like in it.

Answer 2

The quote qould be a simille because the comparism begins with like or as.

Answer 3

I'd say it's both.  The simile is making an allusion to the Roman Carnival.

Answer 4

You are correct about the nature of a Roman Carnival.

The statement contains a simile because it says "like a Roman Carnival."

It is an allusion, too, as it refers a well-known event in history.

Answer 5

A simile always include like or as.

Allusion:a figure of speech reference/representation of/to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

Both appear in the quote.

The roman circus featured men fighting lions but carnival was simply a feast time.

Carnevale Romano(Roman Carnival) is a feast which still survives in this form and in many fancy-dress parties.It traces its history back to the early Romans and before. The month of February contains the seeds of spring which is the beginning of a new cycle. This passage from winter to spring, representing the rebirth of nature, received special attention in a civilization whose economy was based on agriculture and tied to the changes of season. These pagan celebrations continued into Papal Rome.The Church could not end such  ancient rites, so it gave them a new symbolism.