Poetic Techniques

ALLITERATION
CONTRAST
ENJAMBMENT
HYPERBOLE
IMAGERY
JUXTAPOSITION
METAPHOR
PERSON
PERSONIFICATION
PRONOUN
RHYME
RHYTHM
SIMILE
STANZA
TONE

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	8	14	e
CONTRAST	9	13	w
ENJAMBMENT	17	5	w
HYPERBOLE	18	4	s
IMAGERY	12	10	nw
JUXTAPOSITION	7	15	e
METAPHOR	13	5	sw
PERSON	18	4	sw
PERSONIFICATION	11	11	sw
PRONOUN	18	4	w
RHYME	16	6	w
RHYTHM	16	6	s
SIMILE	15	7	s
STANZA	11	15	s
TONE	7	15	s