Literary Elements

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

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	17	5	s
ALLUSION	15	7	s
CHARACTERIZATION	11	11	sw
CLIMAX	19	3	s
FIRSTPERSON	10	12	n
GENRE	18	3	w
HYPERBOLE	18	4	s
IDIOM	10	12	nw
METAPHOR	10	7	nw
MOOD	11	8	n
PLOT	12	15	sw
RHYME	16	6	s
SECONDPERSON	12	10	s
SETTING	12	9	ne
SIMILE	12	9	n
THEME	7	15	w
THIRDPERSON	13	9	s
TONE	7	15	e