Poetic Devices

ALLITERATION
ATMOSPHERE
BALLAD
IMAGES
METAPHOR
ONOMATOPOEIA
PERSONIFICATION
RHYTHM
SIMILE
THEME
TONE

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	2	3	se
ATMOSPHERE	2	3	e
BALLAD	11	5	s
IMAGES	7	9	w
METAPHOR	14	5	w
ONOMATOPOEIA	14	2	s
PERSONIFICATION	8	8	ne
RHYTHM	3	13	e
SIMILE	4	12	e
THEME	6	7	w
TONE	12	4	n