Language Devices and Features

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ASSONANCE
CLICHE
COLLOQUIALISM
EMOTIVELANGUAGE
HYPERBOLE
LISTING
METAPHOR
PERSONIFICATION
RHYME
SIMILIE
TONE

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	6	6	s
ASSONANCE	10	10	ne
CLICHE	17	3	w
COLLOQUIALISM	10	18	n
EMOTIVELANGUAGE	11	11	nw
HYPERBOLE	19	18	n
LISTING	11	11	s
METAPHOR	17	17	n
PERSONIFICATION	18	18	w
RHYME	17	18	nw
SIMILIE	10	7	se
TONE	8	18	n