Denotation and Connotation

What is the meaning of connotation?

• Emotional meaning of a word

• An emotional outburst

• Official meaning of a word

• Refers to emotional atmosphere produced by an author’s use of language

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What is the meaning of denotation?

• It represents something else (emble, token, etc.)

• The emotion of a word

• The art of lasagna baking

• The official meaning of a word

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What is an example of denotation?

• Childish being negative while youthful is positive

• Dreamer- a person who is dreaming or has dreams

• Candy apples are very delicious.

• How have you been?

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Is this an example of a positive connotation?

“She has a very energetic mindset!”

• Yes!

• No!

• Maybe!

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Is this an example of denotation?

Chicken - a domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one.

• Yes.

• Not really...

• Maybeeee!

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I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.

• positive

• negative

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Which of the following has the most positive connotation?

• carefree
• lazily
• hastily

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Consider the following sentences. I hear my brother talking on the phone with his girlfriend. I hear my brother chatting on the phone with his girlfriend. How does the connotation of the word chatting in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?

• It implies the conversation is not serious.

• It implies that the conversation is funny.

• It implies anger or resentment in the conversations.

• It implies the conversation is very serious.

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Read the sentences and answer the question. I gave the most difficult task to Yandy because she is the most stubborn person I know. I gave the most difficult task to Yandy because she is the most persistent person I know. How does the connotation of the word persistent in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?

• It implies a positive characteristic.

• It implies an increasingly negative characteristic.

• It implies a careless characteristic.

• It implies a playfully irresponsible characteristic.

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Which word has a neutral connotation?

• Mansion
• Residence
• Shack

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