Literary Elements

ALLITERATION
ALLUSION
CHARACTERIZATION
CLIMAX
FIRSTPERSON
GENRE
HYPERBOLE
IDIOM
METAPHOR
MOOD
PLOT
RHYME
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SETTING
SIMILE
THEME
THIRDPERSON
TONE

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	5	17	e
ALLUSION	7	15	e
CHARACTERIZATION	11	11	ne
CLIMAX	3	19	e
FIRSTPERSON	12	10	w
GENRE	3	18	n
HYPERBOLE	4	18	e
IDIOM	12	10	nw
METAPHOR	7	10	ne
MOOD	6	11	w
PLOT	15	12	ne
RHYME	6	16	nw
SECONDPERSON	10	12	e
SETTING	9	12	sw
SIMILE	9	12	w
THEME	15	7	se
THIRDPERSON	9	13	e
TONE	15	7	s