Literary Elements

ALLITERATION
ALLUSION
CHARACTERIZATION
CLIMAX
FIRSTPERSON
GENRE
HYPERBOLE
IDIOM
METAPHOR
MOOD
PLOT
RHYME
SECONDPERSON
SETTING
SIMILE
THEME
THIRDPERSON
TONE

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	17	17	w
ALLUSION	17	17	n
CHARACTERIZATION	11	11	nw
CLIMAX	19	19	n
FIRSTPERSON	10	10	w
GENRE	6	13	w
HYPERBOLE	18	18	w
IDIOM	10	10	n
METAPHOR	5	10	ne
MOOD	4	11	e
PLOT	12	7	w
RHYME	16	16	w
SECONDPERSON	12	12	n
SETTING	12	13	w
SIMILE	8	10	nw
THEME	13	13	ne
THIRDPERSON	13	13	n
TONE	13	13	e