Friday, January 20, 2012

What type of speech is the word twisted in this sentence ?

The narrow road twisted between the tall, snowy mountains.What type of speech is the word twisted in this sentence ?
I'm not sure if you mean what part of speech? If so, It's a verb.

(It's the simple predicate of this sentence.)



If you mean what is it in figurative language, I think it's an example of personification, giving human attributes to something not human.What type of speech is the word twisted in this sentence ?
intransitive verb;

the road doesn;t actually MOVE (that's why it's IN or NON transitive ~ not moving)What type of speech is the word twisted in this sentence ?
verb
Predicate (verb)? If you mean like poetry, personification.
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