Connotation and Denotation are two ways to describe the meanings of ________________

Connotations refers to a meaning that is implied by a word. Connotations are often decided by cultural and emotional meanings. If someone called you childish, would it be considered a negative or positive connotation?

An idea or feeling that a word puts off or suggests.

The dictionary definition of a word.

Which phrase has negative connotation?

Which has the more positive connotation?

Which has the more positive connotation?

Which has the more positive connotation?

Which has the more positive connotation?

Which has the more positive connotation?

The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.

Jackie screamed and pulled her hand away from the scalding water. Her hand was bright red and hurting.

What does the word scalding suggest about the water in the sentence above?

Buster was a puny dog. He couldn't even scare the cat that lived next door.

What is the dictionary meaning of the word puny in the sentence above?

Dale kept telling his mother the matter was grave. They had to report the person that hit their car today.

What is the dictionary meaning of the word grave in the sentence above?

Benjamin was a lanky kid. He was the tallest kid in the class, and he was not a big kid. His mom packed him a huge lunch in the hopes he would get some more muscle on his bony arms and legs.

What is the dictionary meaning of the word lanky in the sentence above?

Mark was sick of getting a dozen annoying e-mails with jokes from Sally every day. He wrote a sloppy reply letting her know that he wasn't allowed to receive silly e-mails at school.

What does the word "sick" 's connotation in the first sentence of this story?

Words that have the same denotation are called ________.

When you look up a word in the dictionary, you find its ________.

What is the term for the emotions that a word stirs in a reader?