WorksheetsConnotations, Irony, and other terms
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which word for convince has a negative connotation?
brainwash
persuade
influence
disagree
Which synonym for beam has a negative connotation?
smile
smirk
frown
grin
Which synonym for bossy has a positive connotation?
pushy
weak-willed
assertive
domineering
Which word with a negative connotation means the same thing as prone to questioning?
nosy
curious
uninterested
inquisitive
Which synonym for careful has a positive connotation?
fearful
indecisive
wary
cautious
Which synonym for economical has the most positive connotation?
costly
cheap
affordable
inexpensive
Which synonym for slim has the most negative connotation?
slender
thin
portly
emaciated
What is the definition of connotation?
The dictionary definition of a word
A brief reference to a cultural or historical person or event
The persuasive part of an argument
The emotions or ideas we attach to a word, in addition to its dictionary definition
Which word for elderly has the most positive connotation?
novice
ancient
wise
old
This statement presents the main claim of an essay:
analysis
allusion
connotation
thesis
What's Hawkeye Pierce's tone here, in this dialogue from M*A*S*H, about medics serving during the Korean War?
Henry: Pierce, are you scared?
Hawkeye: Don't be silly. I'm too frightened to be scared.
Hawkeye is being ironic when he says "Don't be silly," as if to say of course he is scared. So scared he is frightened.
Henry is a brave soldier, so Hawkeye doesn't want to show fear in front of him, so he acts brave too.
Hawkeye is a brave soldier, who has served at the front for long enough that he is no longer scared.
Henry is being ironic when he asks Hawkeye if he is scared, because he already knows that Hawkeye isn't scared.
Early in the movie Titanic, about a luxury cruise ship that strikes an iceberg and sinks, killing over 1500 people, two characters discuss the fact that there aren't enough lifeboats on board. What is this an example of, in literary terms?
Situational Irony. Despite their conversation, we know that there are enough lifeboats on the Titanic, which is why over a thousand people met a watery death on that voyage.
Allusion. This is a brief reference to the movie Frozen, which was made much later, doesn't mention the Titanic or anything about lifeboats, but also involves a cold climate.
Theme. The moral of the story is famous, "always have enough lifeboats."
Foreshadowing. This conversation is an early omen or warning of what is to come later, when over 1500 people drowned due to a lack of lifeboats.
What's the tone of this passage? "I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout." Jonathan Swift
Creepy, the speaker is talking about cooking babies!
Confusing, is he really talking about cooking babies?
Confident, the speaker trusts his American friend's expertise on the subject of cooking babies.
Ironic, the speaker is going on and on about cooking babies, but expects us to recognize that he is using hyperbole, and that he means something else.
This sign ("Safety begins with you") printed on a bus that has hit a car is an example of ________________.
Allusion. The sign refers to a famous quote by Sir Isaac Newton, on the subject of safety.
Nonlinear plot. August 20, 2019, emergency personnel respond to a call that a bus has struck an automobile. March 15, 2019, Mario Andretti, eager to move out of his mama's apartment, double-doused himself in Axe body spray in preparation for his interview with Metro.
Verbal irony. The speaker was being sarcastic when they designed that saying to be printed on the side of the bus, as they knew the bus was predestined to crash.
Situational irony. If safety begins this way, where will it end?
