Language Devices and Features

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	12	12	n
ASSONANCE	12	12	ne
CLICHE	19	5	s
COLLOQUIALISM	4	12	e
EMOTIVELANGUAGE	11	11	se
HYPERBOLE	4	3	se
LISTING	11	11	n
METAPHOR	13	17	w
PERSONIFICATION	4	4	s
RHYME	4	5	se
SIMILIE	13	11	e
TONE	7	7	ne