Vocabulary Practice Sept 15

What does denotation mean?

• the ideas and feelings that come with the word

• the dictionary meaning of a word

• to write in the margins

• None of these

What does connotation mean?

• the dictionary meaning of a word

• the ideas and feelings associated with the word

• to write in the margins for reference

• None of these

Figurative language is

• the central message of the story

• is literal and real; means exactly as it is stated in the text

• not literal; means something else

• None of these

If something is relevant, that means it is

• closely connected to the current time

• in the past

• not a good idea

• None of these