Language Devices and Features

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	12	12	w
ASSONANCE	12	12	sw
CLICHE	12	4	se
COLLOQUIALISM	12	4	s
EMOTIVELANGUAGE	11	11	se
HYPERBOLE	3	4	s
LISTING	11	11	w
METAPHOR	13	9	se
PERSONIFICATION	4	4	e
RHYME	5	4	se
SIMILIE	12	15	ne
TONE	7	7	w