Definitions

to upset; to overthrow; to ruin

• SUBVERT

• CONTORT

• SUBSERVIENT

• DISTORT​

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

to twist or bend out of shape

• TORTUOUS

• CONTORT

• DISTORT

• SUBVERT

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

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

• RETORT

• AVERT

• PROSE

• DISTORT

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

having many twists and turns​

deceitfully roundabout; tricky

• DISTORT

• TORTUOUS

• ADVERSITY

• SUBVERT

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

to turn away (one's eyes)​

to prevent

• AVERT

• INTROVERT

• TORTUOUS

• RETORT

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward

• AVERT

• RETORT

• CONTORT

• INTROVERT

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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

• ADVERSITY

• SUBVERT​

• PROSE

• INTROVERT​

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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

• Metaphor

• Pun

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D