can an allusion be to something in the same story

Sure. Consider a long epic poem. The poet may allude to a previous part of the same poem to build on a theme or to draw parallels. It's like referring back to something that has already been established in the story's own universe to enhance the overall narrative structure.

Yes, it can. An allusion can refer to elements within the same story to add depth or make connections.

Yes. In a movie, a scene might allude to an earlier scene. For instance, a character might make a gesture that is similar to one they did at the start of the movie, which can be an allusion to that earlier moment. It can add a layer of meaning and connection within the film.

The following are some allusions and stories about plum blossoms: - [The God of Plum Blossom and Plum Blossom Make-up: Legend has it that the God of Plum Blossom was Princess Shouyang, the daughter of Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty.] On the seventh day of the first month of a certain year, Princess Shouyang was sleepy while admiring plum blossoms in the plum blossom forest in the palace. She took a nap under the eaves of the hall. A plum blossom fell on her forehead, leaving five faint red petals. After the princess woke up, the palace maids felt that she was even more beautiful. They imitated the plum blossoms on their foreheads and called it "plum blossom makeup." The world said that the princess was transformed by the plum blossom spirit, and she also became the plum blossom flower god. - Plum Blossom Fairy: Zhao Shixiong of the Sui Dynasty visited Luofu Mountain. At night, he dreamed of drinking with a simple woman. The woman was fragrant and there was a boy in green singing and dancing. Zhao Shixiong woke up at dawn and found himself sleeping under a big plum blossom tree. There were birds chirping on the tree. It turned out that the woman in the dream was a plum blossom tree and the boy in green was a kingfisher. - " Sending plum blossoms at the post station ": Lu Kai, the son of Lu Xun, a general of Wu in the Three Kingdoms, was good friends with Fan Ye. One of them lived in Jiangnan, while the other lived in Chang 'an. The mountains and rivers separated them, and they often missed each other. In the winter, a posthouse official came to the south. Lu Kai broke off a cold plum and asked the posthouse official to bring it to Chang 'an as a gift to Fan Ye. He also wrote a poem,"Broken flowers meet the posthouse envoy, sent to Longtou people." There is nothing in Jiangnan, so I will give you a spring."Later, he used the metaphor of" sending plum blossoms to a distant friend "to express his longing. - ** Traversing Snow and Searching for Plum Blossoms **: During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, the poet Meng Haoran often walked back and forth on the Han River beach from Lumen Mountain in Xiangyang to Dawangzhou. - "Three Strokes of Plum Blossom": Legend has it that Huan Yi, the Great General of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was good at playing the flute. He met Wang Huizhi on the bank of a clear stream. Wang Huizhi had long admired Huan Yi's name as the Flute Saint and sent someone to ask Huan Yi to play a song. Although Huan Yi and Wang Huizhi did not know each other and their status was very different, he still got off the car to play for Wang Huizhi. Because the melody that represented the image of plum blossoms appeared three times in different passages, it was named "Three Melons of Plum Blossoms". Later generations adapted it into a zither piece and became one of the top ten famous China zither pieces. More than 30 years ago, Qiong Yao created three love stories under the name of "Three Nongs of Plum Blossom", and the theme song "Three Nongs of Plum Blossom" was also widely circulated. "Nine Plum Red Songs Collection" novel is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!

The meaning of allusion in a story is that it's a sort of shorthand. By alluding to something well-known, the writer can convey complex ideas or emotions quickly. It's like a secret code that readers who recognize the reference can unlock to get a deeper understanding of the story.