Language Devices and Features

ALLITERATION
ASSONANCE
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COLLOQUIALISM
EMOTIVELANGUAGE
HYPERBOLE
LISTING
METAPHOR
PERSONIFICATION
RHYME
SIMILIE
TONE

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	12	12	n
ASSONANCE	12	12	ne
CLICHE	4	12	se
COLLOQUIALISM	4	12	e
EMOTIVELANGUAGE	11	11	se
HYPERBOLE	4	3	e
LISTING	11	11	s
METAPHOR	2	6	s
PERSONIFICATION	4	4	s
RHYME	4	5	se
SIMILIE	15	12	nw
TONE	7	7	n