Connotation and Denotation

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What is connotation?

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Connotation implies or suggests a meaning of a word.

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Denotation

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Direct meaning of a word or dictionary meaning.

Front

Which phrase has a negative connotation?

a stingy person

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a thrifty person

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a stingy person

Front

I admire the man who jumped on the subway tracks to rescue a stranger. He was certainly ________________.

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courageous

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"You are like a ray of sunshine!" is an example of:

onomatopoeia

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alliteration

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simile

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metaphor

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metaphor

Front

Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.

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negative

Front

Choose the word with the positive connotation: immature--youthful

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youthful

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This term means to use a strong exaggeration:

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hyperbole

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Choose the word with the positive connotation: self-confident--arrogant

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self-confident

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What is being personified in the sentence:

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."

Options:

The walls

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The scream

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The room

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The orange

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The walls