Language Devices and Features

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ASSONANCE
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COLLOQUIALISM
EMOTIVELANGUAGE
HYPERBOLE
LISTING
METAPHOR
PERSONIFICATION
RHYME
SIMILIE
TONE

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	6	16	n
ASSONANCE	10	12	e
CLICHE	17	12	n
COLLOQUIALISM	10	4	s
EMOTIVELANGUAGE	11	11	sw
HYPERBOLE	19	4	s
LISTING	11	11	n
METAPHOR	10	16	e
PERSONIFICATION	18	4	w
RHYME	17	4	sw
SIMILIE	10	15	e
TONE	15	7	s