Definitions

to upset; to overthrow; to ruin

• SUBVERT

• CONTORT

• SUBSERVIENT

• DISTORT​

to twist or bend out of shape

• TORTUOUS

• CONTORT

• DISTORT

• SUBVERT

to reply quickly and sharply, often in response to an accusation​

• RETORT

• AVERT

• PROSE

• DISTORT

having many twists and turns​

deceitfully roundabout; tricky

• DISTORT

• TORTUOUS

• ADVERSITY

• SUBVERT

to turn away (one's eyes)​

to prevent

• AVERT

• INTROVERT

• TORTUOUS

• RETORT

person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward

• AVERT

• RETORT

• CONTORT

• INTROVERT

ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter, that is without verse

• ADVERSITY

• SUBVERT​

• PROSE

• INTROVERT​

What takes non-human things and describes them as having human attributes

• Metaphor

• Pun

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Alliteration is defined as...

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of multiple words in a row

• The repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning of multiple words

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Descriptive words using the five senses

What is the definition of a simile?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• An exaggeration for effect

• A direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

• A play on words