Language Devices and Features

ALLITERATION
ASSONANCE
CLICHE
COLLOQUIALISM
EMOTIVELANGUAGE
HYPERBOLE
LISTING
METAPHOR
PERSONIFICATION
RHYME
SIMILIE
TONE

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	6	6	e
ASSONANCE	10	10	s
CLICHE	20	6	n
COLLOQUIALISM	18	10	w
EMOTIVELANGUAGE	11	11	nw
HYPERBOLE	18	19	w
LISTING	11	11	s
METAPHOR	6	10	s
PERSONIFICATION	18	18	n
RHYME	18	17	nw
SIMILIE	7	10	s
TONE	15	15	s