kiasan meaning in English — allusion, metaphor

English meaning

allusion noun An indirect reference to something — a person, event or work — that the audience is expected to recognise without it being named outright.
metaphor noun A figure of speech that describes something by calling it another thing, implying a comparison without using "like" or "as".

kiasan is used for these senses in English:

allusion An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.
metaphor (uncountable, figure of speech) The use of a word, phrase, concept, or set of concepts to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word, etc., that is used.
metaphor (countable, figure of speech) A word or phrase used in such implied comparison.

alusi majas metafora