Connotation and Denotation Review

Connotation and Denotation Review

by Alexis Cavender

​Today, we will review what we have learned!

​What is to be covered:

​- Denotation

​- Connotation

​- Fire and Ice

​- Nothing Gold Can Stay

​- Poetry and Connotation

Multiple Choice

What is connotation?

• The notation of a con.

• The negative aspect of something.

• The overall tone or feeling of a word.

• The idea of the word itself.

​Now That We Reviewed the Denotation and Connotation...

​Let's go on to finding positive and negative connotations, as well as defining some words!

Multiple Choice

What is the positive connotation between these two words:

Advise or Admonish?

• Advise

• Admonish

Multiple Choice

What is the negative connotation between these two words:

Admire or Obsess?

• Admire

• Obsess

Open Ended

Based on what we have read and done so far, why is connotation important in poetry?

Multiple Choice

Who is the author of the poems we have been reading so far?

• William Shakespeare

• Robert Frost

• Langston Hughes

• Emily Dickinson