Literary Elements

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

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	5	5	e
ALLUSION	5	5	s
CHARACTERIZATION	11	11	se
CLIMAX	3	3	s
FIRSTPERSON	16	16	n
GENRE	16	3	se
HYPERBOLE	4	4	s
IDIOM	12	12	n
METAPHOR	16	11	sw
MOOD	17	10	se
PLOT	10	15	ne
RHYME	6	6	s
SECONDPERSON	10	10	s
SETTING	10	9	ne
SIMILE	10	9	nw
THEME	9	9	sw
THIRDPERSON	9	9	s
TONE	9	9	ne