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	8	e
CONTRAST	9	9	w
ENJAMBMENT	17	17	w
HYPERBOLE	18	18	w
IMAGERY	12	12	sw
JUXTAPOSITION	7	7	e
METAPHOR	13	17	nw
PERSON	18	18	nw
PERSONIFICATION	11	11	nw
PRONOUN	18	18	n
RHYME	16	16	w
RHYTHM	14	8	s
SIMILE	15	15	n
STANZA	15	15	ne
TONE	7	7	s