Literary Elements

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ALLUSION
CHARACTERIZATION
CLIMAX
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PLOT
RHYME
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SIMILE
THEME
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TONE

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	5	5	e
ALLUSION	7	7	e
CHARACTERIZATION	11	11	se
CLIMAX	3	3	e
FIRSTPERSON	12	12	w
GENRE	3	10	n
HYPERBOLE	4	4	e
IDIOM	12	12	s
METAPHOR	7	12	se
MOOD	6	11	e
PLOT	15	10	se
RHYME	6	6	e
SECONDPERSON	10	10	e
SETTING	9	10	w
SIMILE	9	10	nw
THEME	15	15	e
THIRDPERSON	9	9	e
TONE	15	15	s