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Connotation and Denotation

Connotation and Denotation. L.8.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. Connotation. An emotional meaning attached to a word. The emotion can be positive, negative, or neutral. Denotation.

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Connotation and Denotation

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  1. Connotation and Denotation L.8.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

  2. Connotation • An emotional meaning attached to a word.The emotion can be positive, negative, or neutral.

  3. Denotation • The literal meaning of a word. The dictionary definition of a word.

  4. Can you identify the positive and negative connotation? • Iam sick and tired of listening to politicians, but give me a good statesmanany day of the week and we will get things done.

  5. Which forms of the word house are positive, negative, neutral? Home Shack Residence Dwelling

  6. What is the DENOTATION for the word, House?

  7. What is the connotation of the following names?

  8. Provide a positive and negative connotation for the word swam. • The girl swam across the pool.

  9. Identify the connotation • You cannot go anywhere today without running into someone using a cell phone. People are either talking on them or texting. Okay, so we know handheld devices are helpful tools, but shouldn’t there be some rules about their use in society? Just because someone has a cell phone, does that make it ok to talk rowdilyon it in public? Does everyone in the vicinity have to be bombardedwith one-sided conversations, even if they don’t want to?

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