Connotation and Denotation

What is connotation?

• Connotation implies or suggests a meaning of a word.

• Dictionary meaning of a word.

• A fancy word.

• Unknown meaning.

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What is denotation?

• Direct meaning of a word or dictionary meaning.

• A negative association of a word.

• The figurative meaning of a word.

• It means to note the word.

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Which phrase has a negative connotation?

• a stingy person

• a thrifty person

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Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.

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

• foolhearty

• courageous

• rash

• reckless

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

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

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

• positive

• negative

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Choose the word with the positive connotation.

immature--youthful

• immature

• youthful

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This term means to use a strong exaggeration:

• personification
• idiom
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

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Choose the word with the positive connotation.

self-confident--arrogant

• self-confident

• arrogant

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

What is being personified?

• The walls

• The scream

• The room

• The orange

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