Language Devices and Features

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ASSONANCE
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EMOTIVELANGUAGE
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PERSONIFICATION
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SIMILIE
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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	10	12	n
ASSONANCE	10	12	nw
CLICHE	18	12	sw
COLLOQUIALISM	18	12	w
EMOTIVELANGUAGE	11	11	sw
HYPERBOLE	18	3	sw
LISTING	11	11	e
METAPHOR	19	11	s
PERSONIFICATION	18	4	s
RHYME	18	5	sw
SIMILIE	7	12	sw
TONE	15	7	nw