The Meanings of Words Denotation and Connotation Denotation

The Meanings of Words Denotation and Connotation

Denotation The strict dictionary meaning of a word

Connotation The emotional and imaginative ideas surrounding a word

Purpose of Words To label things I live in a house.

Purpose of Words To express a point of view You may live in a house, but we live in a home.

Point of View b. Positive We bought inexpensive souvenirs at the amusement park. b. Negative We bought cheap souvenirs at the amusement park.

Point of View: Positive b Everyone had a (smile, smirk) on his/her face on the ride home. b Everyone had a smile on his/her face on the way home.

Point of View: Negative I ate a (soggy, moist) sandwich. I ate a soggy sandwich

Positive? You Decide! average mediocre childish childlike spit saliva antique old-fashioned

Let’s Play. . . Word Jeopardy

Word Jeopardy Positive Viewpoint Negative Viewpoint Context Clues 100 100 200 200 300 300

Positive Viewpoint b immature b youthful b Back to Game

Positive Viewpoint b limit b restrict b Back to Game

Positive Viewpoint b filthy b dirty b Back to Game

Negative Viewpoint b stingy b thrifty b Back to Game

Negative Viewpoint b cluttered b messy b Back to Game

Negative Viewpoint b unusual b weird b Back to Game

Context Clues After the big test, Rich felt relaxed and ( carefree, irresponsible ). b Back to Game

Context Clues The empty streets looked lonely and ( deserted, barren ). b Back to Game

Context Clues The employees tried to ( haggle, bargain ) with their employer over pay raises. b Back to Game

Alliteration b Repetition of the same consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of the words b Example: - Should the glee-glaze- In Death’s–stiff-stare.

Alliteration b Find the alliteration in “Sweetness, Always” “Verses of pastry which melt into milk and sugar in the mouth. ”

Alliteration b Yay, you found the alliteration! …Hopefully “Verses of pastry which melt into milk and sugar in the mouth. ”

Assonance b The repetition of similar vowel sounds within syllables Example: Beware of ex/cessive assonance. Any assonance that draws attention to itself is ex/cessive.

Assonance b Find the Assonance in this quote from “The Flea” “Oh stay, three lives in one flea spare, Where we almost, nay more than married are. ”

Assonance b Yay, you found it! …. Hopefully. “Oh stay, three lives in one flea spare, Where we almost, nay more than married are. ” b No matter where the similar sounds are found, as long as they are a repetition of the same vowel sound, they count!

Assonance Vs. Rhyme Scheme b What is the difference between Assonance and Rhyme Scheme? b Although Rhyme Scheme is also the same sounds, in rhyming those sounds are usually found at the end of the lines of the poem. b Assonance can be found all throughout a poem, no matter where in the line.

Consonance b Close repetition of the same consonant sounds, preceded by different vowel sounds b Note: At the end of lines of poetry, this produces half-rhyme. b Example: Flash and flesh. Breed and bread.

Consonance b Find the Consonance in Our Homemade Limerick. “Sometimes, I wish I could wash, My reds with my whites, Josh. In a flash they’d be done, If I washed them as one, But a pink they would be make as they swish swash, swish swash.

Consonance “Sometimes, I wish I could wash, My reds with my whites, Josh. In a flash they’d be done, If I washed them as one, But a pink they would be make as they swish swash, swish swash. Red – Consonance

Why are these important? b Alliteration, Assonance, and Consonance are all useful in literature because they create a general flow. b They all add a sense of rhythm to a poem, or a song.

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