Language Devices and Features

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EMOTIVELANGUAGE
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SIMILIE
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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	12	10	w
ASSONANCE	12	10	nw
CLICHE	12	18	ne
COLLOQUIALISM	12	18	n
EMOTIVELANGUAGE	11	11	ne
HYPERBOLE	3	18	n
LISTING	11	11	w
METAPHOR	14	20	w
PERSONIFICATION	4	18	e
RHYME	5	18	ne
SIMILIE	12	7	se
TONE	7	15	nw