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Sound

The same first letter. The same word again.

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The devices

Alliteration

The same first sound, close together.

Fair is foul, and foul is fair Double, double toil and trouble

Repetition

The same word again, so we cannot miss it.

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow Creeps Three tomorrows. None of them mean anything. Blood wants blood: blood will have blood

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