What is the allusion in this passage?

Sunshine on the snow glittered so fiercely that, even though she wore sunglasses, Monica was forced to squint. The fresh snowfall of the night before was just enough to brighten the dull, dirty, diamond-hard snowbanks along the ribbon of highway that loomed as far as she could see.
Her head ached, she mused, as fiercely as the snow glittered.

Ribbon of highway

Mused

No allusion in passage

Diamond-hard

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I see metaphors and lots of descriptive wording, but I don't see any allusions.

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In the given passage, there are a few figurative expressions, but no clear allusion is present. An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or artwork, typically made for the purpose of comparison or adding deeper meaning to the context. However, in this passage, there are no direct references to such elements. The expressions "ribbon of highway," "mused," and "diamond-hard" are all metaphors or descriptive phrases used to paint a vivid picture in the reader's mind, rather than alluding to something specific beyond their literal definitions.

To find an allusion, you would need to identify a reference to a specific person, place, or work, and connect it to the context of the passage. In this case, none of the given phrases fit that criteria. Therefore, the correct answer is "No allusion in passage."