What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Sappy love songs are Kryptonite to my otherwise stoic father.
U.S. history a comic
An allusion is a brief mention of something or someone well known, often from mythology, history, or literature. An allusion lets you reference ideas from an entire story in just a few words.
"I'd better get home before I turn into a pumpkin!" Lila remarked.
Here, Lila alludes to the fairy tale "Cinderella," in which Cinderella must leave the ball before the coach that brought her transforms into a pumpkin. The allusion shows that Lila must depart immediately.
The source of the allusion Kryptonite is a comic.
Kryptonite, matter from Superman's home planet, is the only thing that can reduce the superhero's strength.
The allusion Kryptonite means a source of weakness.