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Connotations/DenotationsSelection: The Guitar
November 10/11
Warm-Up
Textbooks: Page 592
Read:Literary Analysis and Reading Skill
Do:Copy down the vocabulary words for both poetry collection 1 & 2
NOTES
Good writers choose their words for the effects they have upon their readers. Word choice is also a clue to the writer’s attitude toward his/her subject – tone.
They think about the denotationof a word – its dictionary meaning and the connotation – the implied meanings and associations when choosing words.
Denotation is the literal meaning of a
word
Connotation is adding attitude
to a word
Reading – Word Analysis
Denotation and Connotation
UNUSUAL UNUSUAL
Denotation - extraordinary Connotation - bizarre
A word can have positive or negative associations or connotations. Study the following chart.
WordPositive
ConnotationNegative
Connotation
plain easy gawky
unusual extraordinary bizarre
firm determined unyielding
Here is a sample of a word that has denotative meaning and connotative associations:“She’s my baby.”
Denotation infant
Connotation girl friend
Now let’s try one together:
The word player can have two meanings.
The soccer goalie was a real player.
(discuss the denotative meaning)
The word player can have two meanings.The soccer goalie was a real player.
Denotation: one who plays in a game
(discuss the connotative meaning)
The word player can have two meanings.The soccer goalie was a real player.
Connotationone who uses people
Here are some words that have denotative and connotative meanings. On your paper, create a chart like the one below and identify the denotative and connotative meanings of the following words.
Word Denotation Connotation
brutal
commitment
tight
The word brutal can have two meanings.
The fight scene in the Two Towers between the Orcs and the travelers was brutal.
Denotation extremely cruel
Connotation violent to the point of entertaining
Word Denotation Connotation
brutalextremelycruel
violent to the point of entertaining
commitment
tight
The word commitment can have two meanings.
The couple has a commitment to each other.
Denotation a pledge to do
Connotationan emotional connection to another person
Word Denotation Connotation
brutalextremelycruel
violent to the point of entertaining
commitmenta pledge to do
an emotional connection to another person
tight
The word tight can have two meanings.
The dress she was wearing was really tight.
Denotationfixed firmly in place
Connotationgood, fantastic, awesome
Word Denotation Connotation
brutalextremelycruel
violent to the point of entertaining
commitmenta pledge to do
an emotional connection to another person
tightfixed firmly in place
good, fantastic, awesome
Positive Neutral Negative
MAKE A CHART WITH 3 COLUMNS
PLACE THE FOLLOWING WORDS/PHRASES IN EACH CATEGORY THEY FIT
POSITVE NEUTRAL NEGATIVE
• 1. gaze, look steadily, stare • 2. fragrance, odor, a smell sensed by the olfactory nerve • 3. brainwash, persuade, influence one way or another • 4. delayed, not on time, tardy • 5. somewhat interested, nosy, curious • 6. lazily, without haste, leisurely • 7. ask of someone, demand, request• 8. gathering, a large group, mob • 9. slim, skinny, less than average build• 10. discuss with others, debate, argue
POETRY
• SELECTION: THE GUITAR• AUTHOR: FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA
• TEXTBOOK: PAGE 601
• Write down examples of:– Alliteration– Repetition– Imagery
Exit/Homework
2 Paragraphs
Why is figurative language a useful tool for musicians and poets to get their message across? Use specific evidence from what you’ve seen today in class or from another musical/poetic source.
Grading For: 2 Specific Examples Length of Writing