Literary Terms

ALLITERATION
ALLUSION
FORESHADOWING
HYPERBOLE
IMAGERY
IRONY
METAPHOR
NOVEL
OXYMORON
PATHETICFALLACY
REPETITION
SIMILE
STUDY
SYMBOLS
THEME

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	2	14	e
ALLUSION	10	6	s
FORESHADOWING	2	1	s
HYPERBOLE	4	12	n
IMAGERY	11	14	n
IRONY	11	14	ne
METAPHOR	5	2	s
NOVEL	11	3	sw
OXYMORON	2	2	e
PATHETICFALLACY	8	8	ne
REPETITION	2	3	e
SIMILE	6	9	n
STUDY	15	11	nw
SYMBOLS	12	3	sw
THEME	3	13	e