Poetic Devices

ALLITERATION
ATMOSPHERE
BALLAD
IMAGES
METAPHOR
ONOMATOPOEIA
PERSONIFICATION
RHYTHM
SIMILE
THEME
TONE

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	13	15	w
ATMOSPHERE	5	11	n
BALLAD	5	11	e
IMAGES	9	7	n
METAPHOR	5	14	ne
ONOMATOPOEIA	2	14	e
PERSONIFICATION	8	8	sw
RHYTHM	13	3	s
SIMILE	9	2	e
THEME	7	14	ne
TONE	4	12	w