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	2	e
ALLUSION	10	10	n
FORESHADOWING	1	15	e
HYPERBOLE	4	4	e
IMAGERY	3	10	e
IRONY	11	2	se
METAPHOR	2	12	e
NOVEL	2	8	n
OXYMORON	2	15	n
PATHETICFALLACY	8	8	se
REPETITION	3	15	n
SIMILE	13	5	w
STUDY	7	9	nw
SYMBOLS	13	11	n
THEME	3	3	e