Connotation and Denotation

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Denotation

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Direct meaning of a word or dictionary meaning.

Front

Connotation and Denotation are two ways to describe the meanings of ________________

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words

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If someone called you childish, would it be considered a negative or positive connotation?

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negative

Front

An idea or feeling that a word puts off or suggests.

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connotation

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The dictionary definition of a word.

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denotation

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Denotation is a word's ____________.

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Literal, dictionary definition

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Connotation is a word's ___________.

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emotional meaning

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Which connotation is MORE negative?
It made me feel _______. Options: uneasy, frightened

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frightened

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Which phrase has negative connotation?

• a box filled with documents
• a box crammed with documents

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a box crammed with documents

Front

A compliment would be to say that the owl in the picture is...

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unique