Diction, Connotation, and Denotation

Words mean exactly what they say

• concrete

• connotation

• literal

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

word choice

• free verse

• denotation 

• diction

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Home: a safe, private, warm place

• connotation

• denotation

• parody

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Home: where one resides or lives

• connotation

• denotation

• syntax

• rhetoric

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Rather than the dictionary definition, the associations suggested by a word. Implied meaning rather than literal meaning.

• colloquial

• connotation

• denotation

• jargon

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Word choice, particularly as an element of style.

• diction

• allusion

• tone

• logos

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The literal, explicit meaning of a word, without its connotations.

• diction

• vernacular

• syntax

• denotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which connotation is MORE positive?

We saw ______ animals at the zoo.

• Interesting

• Weird

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which connotation is MORE negative?

It made me feel _______.

• Uneasy

• Frightened

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Denotation is a word's ____________.

• Literal, dictionary definition

• Emotional meaning

• Diction

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D