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Devices Metaphor Metonymy Hyperbole Simile Personification Assonance Alliteration

Front Metaphor, metonymy, hyperbole, simile, personification, assonance, alliteration, consonance, onomatopoeia, etc. These devices have a powerful impact as they work on our senses to strengthen the subject matter of the text
Back Figurative language and sound devices

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