Language Devices and Features

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	6	16	n
ASSONANCE	10	12	se
CLICHE	17	19	w
COLLOQUIALISM	10	4	s
EMOTIVELANGUAGE	11	11	sw
HYPERBOLE	19	4	s
LISTING	11	11	se
METAPHOR	17	5	s
PERSONIFICATION	18	4	w
RHYME	17	4	sw
SIMILIE	10	15	ne
TONE	8	4	nw