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	2	14	e
ALLUSION	10	6	s
FORESHADOWING	2	15	e
HYPERBOLE	4	12	e
IMAGERY	4	1	s
IRONY	11	14	ne
METAPHOR	5	8	n
NOVEL	2	12	ne
OXYMORON	2	11	ne
PATHETICFALLACY	8	8	ne
REPETITION	2	3	s
SIMILE	10	10	ne
STUDY	10	10	e
SYMBOLS	3	9	n
THEME	3	13	e