CONNOTATION AND DENOTATION

WEDNESDAY

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DENOTATION
The literal, or dictionary, definition of a word.

CONNOTATION
The emotional, or feeling, meaning of a word

WHATS THE DIFFERENCE??

Chicken a domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat.

CONNOTATION VS. DENOTATION

Joseph is a chicken.

Do I mean he is this??

CONNOTATION VS. DENOTATION

What does the word chicken mean to you?

THREE TYPES OF CONNOTATIONS

Positive create a good or pleasant emotional meaning.

Negative create a bad or unpleasant emotional meaning.

Neutral create neither a good or bad emotional meaning.

LETS PRACTICE
Smell = a quality of air that can be sensed through the nose.
Aroma
Fragrance Odor

Scent
Bouquet Stink

WHICH WORD DO I USE??

Think about the connotative meaning of the words and match them to the context clues.
The sooner I move out of this (dump / home), the happier Ill be.

GROUP PRACTICE

1. Arrange the words in the group into the correct columns Positive

/ Negative / Neutral
2. Choose the word that best fits the sentence. Underline what

context clues you used to make your choice.

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