Analyzing Connotation, Figurative Language, Irony, and Imagery

What connotative effect does this picture have on Will's kids and the audience?

How is the connotative effect of Will Smith's reaction in this moment different from the connotative effect of the picture of Peter's back?

• Viewers feel amused by Will Smith's reaction and shocked & saddened by the photo of Peter's back.

• Will Smith's reaction is joyful, while Peter's is triumphant.

• Viewers feel indifferent to Will Smith's reaction and amused by the photo of Peter's back.

• Will Smith's reaction is humorous, while Peter's is celebratory.

When Will Smith says, "This is not a slave movie; it's a freedom movie." What does this antithesis imply is the difference between these two things?

What type of figure of speech is "that type of emotion seeps into the house," and what does it imply?

What comes to mind as you see Will reliving the fifteen minutes that he was locked in chains - unable to get out of them?

Why does Willow shy away from seeing an object?

What is ironic about the past and present thoughts/actions of Ben Foster's character?

What is at least one similarity between the ideas or events portrayed in the movie Emancipation and real life?

What do you believe is the figurative meaning of them visually draining the color out of the confederacy?

The statement "Peter was a slave but he was never enslaved" uses connotative language to distinguish between what exactly?