Language Devices and Features

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ASSONANCE
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COLLOQUIALISM
EMOTIVELANGUAGE
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SIMILIE
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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	16	6	w
ASSONANCE	12	10	se
CLICHE	19	17	n
COLLOQUIALISM	4	10	e
EMOTIVELANGUAGE	11	11	ne
HYPERBOLE	4	19	e
LISTING	11	11	e
METAPHOR	5	17	e
PERSONIFICATION	4	18	n
RHYME	4	17	ne
SIMILIE	13	11	ne
TONE	7	15	e