Literary Terms

ALLITERATION
ALLUSION
FORESHADOWING
HYPERBOLE
IMAGERY
IRONY
METAPHOR
NOVEL
OXYMORON
PATHETICFALLACY
REPETITION
SIMILE
STUDY
SYMBOLS
THEME

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	14	2	s
ALLUSION	3	13	e
FORESHADOWING	11	2	s
HYPERBOLE	12	4	s
IMAGERY	9	7	nw
IRONY	6	12	ne
METAPHOR	8	6	w
NOVEL	2	13	n
OXYMORON	11	3	sw
PATHETICFALLACY	8	8	sw
REPETITION	11	4	sw
SIMILE	5	12	e
STUDY	2	15	e
SYMBOLS	11	6	sw
THEME	13	3	s