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Irony

When what happens is different from what is expected, or when someone says the opposite of what they mean.

Allusion

A reference to a famous person, place, event, book, or story.

Onomatopoeia

A word that imitates a sound (such as buzz, bang, or crash).

Monologue

A long speech given by one character.

Chorus

In a play, a group or speaker that comments on the events and helps explain the story.

Rhyme Scheme

The pattern of rhyming words in a poem, shown with letters (ABAB, AABB, etc.).

Meter

The rhythm of a poem created by patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables.

Stanza

A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in writing.

Assonance

The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words (for example, "the rain in Spain").