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Connotations, Denotations, and Context Clues, Oh My!
Literary Devices in Movies
100
What is a man has fallen on the floor and dropped the papers he was carrying.
Why do you think so?
Possible Answers:
There is a caution sign.
A man is laying on the floor.
His papers are laying on the floor.
100
Which of the following is NOT an example of a sentence starter?
A) According to the passage?
B) For example,
C) Because Brandon Davis talks a lot.
D) The reader can infer...
What is C) Because Brandon Davis talks a lot?
100
Type of literary genre where the stories are composed in verse or prose, usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action.
What is drama.
100
Which connotation is more positive?
We saw __________ animals in the animal house.
fascinating
weird
What is fascinating.
*Fascinating means extremely interesting.
*Weird means something creepy or strange.
100
This scene from Despicable Me is an example of what kind of figurative language?
What is a hyperbole.
200
Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sob. His mother comforted him, "There, there, Max. We'll just find something else to do." She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich. Max snapped, "I don't wanna sand-mich!" A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom! Mom sighed.
What can you infer that Max's mother was going to do with him before it started raining?
How do you know this?
What is Max's mother was going to take him on a picnic.
I know this because in the passage his mother is unpacking a picnic basket.
200
Using text evidence, tell what is happening in the following passage.
“HALT!” shouted a voice with unquestionable authority. Then there was a crack of gunfire. Sheriff Miller rushed to the middle of the street to wave back one of the runners. It was Bonnie. Why? Confused, she stood for long moments in the middle of Main Street watching Jordan Jones zip around the first corner. Then at last she obeyed the sheriff’s command to return to the starting line.
What is Sherriff Miller is trying to restart a race.
The text evidence I have to support this answer is the following:
Sherriff Miller yells halt.
There is the crack of gunfire, which is often used to signal the start of a race.
Sherriff Miller went in the street and waved back one of the runners.
The runner, Jordan Jones, obeyed Sherriff Miller's command and went back to the starting line.
200
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ4K-TZXt7E
Watch the video about the dog who bribes the man with a bag of doritos.
What clues do you have that the dog is responsible for the missing cat?
*Hint: What did the dog do?
Possible Answers:
The dog gave the man a bag of doritos.
The dog left a note on the bag for the man.
200
Which connotation is more negative?
Mike __________ us to go to the funny house.
nagged
reminded
What is nagged.
*Nagged means bothered, complained.
*Reminded means notifying someone of something.
200
The following scene from Kung Fu Panda is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a simile.
*This clip compares two different things and uses like or as.
300
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmeL6I9Gt10
Watch the commercial about the dog that eats the yellow bird.
What types of clues were you given to make the inference that the dog ate the bird?
Possible Answers:
- We see the bird.
- We see the dog.
- Then we hear the squawk.
- The lady screams.
- We see the feathers fly.
- The bird is gone and the dog is licking his lips.
300
What can you infer that the character is doing in this excerpt?
What evidence do you have to support your answer?
He walked softly, casually, down the corridor, heading for the last block. A murmur of voices reached him and he quickly stepped into an corner, squatting besides a drinking fountains two men and a woman walked past, all wearing white coats,
What is he is walking down the corridor and trying not to get caught.
The evidence I have to support this claim is that when he heard voices he stepped into an corner and squat beside a drinking fountain.
300
Name the type of figurative language used in the following song by Bruno Mars.
"I'd catch a grenade for you,
Throw my head on a blade for you,
I'd jump in front of a train for you."
What is a hyperbole.
Bruno Mars does not acutally mean that he would catch a grenade, throw his head on a blade, or jump in front of a train for anyone. Bruno Mars in exaggerating to make a point, that he loves and would do a lot for his girlfriend.
300
Sometimes the same word can have both a positive and negative connotation depending on how it is used. Look at how the word cheap is used in the following sentences, tell whether the connotation is negative or positive, and give other words that could be used.
1. My date was so cheap! He picked me up on a bicycle, took me to McDonalds, and made me pay for my own dinner.
2. Sally giggled with glee when she discovered her cashmere sweater was on sale. It was so cheap!
1. Negative Connotation
Other possible words that could be used:
impolite, scrooge, rude.
2. Positive Connotation
Other possible words that could be used:
Other possible words:
affordable, bargain, inexpensive
300
The following picture from Beauty and the Beast is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is personification?
*Hint: Objects are given humanlike qualities.
400
Today was a special day in Ms. Smith's class. Some of the children were walking around the room, some of them were standing in small groups, and some of them were at their desks, putting finishing touches on cardboard mailboxes. After coloring a cool flame on the side of his racecar mailbox, Johnny hopped out of his chair, strutted over to Veronica's desk, and dropped a small white envelope into her princess castle mailbox. Veronica blushed and played with her hair. While this was happening, Bartleby was frantically trying to put a small white envelope into everyone's mailbox. After giving one to Ms. Smith, Bartleby pulled out a medium-sized red envelope from his pocket. He blushed and tried to put it in Veronica's mailbox, but it wouldn't quite fit. Bartleby struggled with it for a few seconds and then ran off with the envelope. Veronica rolled her eyes and popped her gum.
What boy does Veronica like?
How do you know this?
What is Veronica likes Johnny.
I know this because when Veronica gives Johnny a card Veronica blushes and plays with her hair.
400
Based on evidence in the following passage, what do you think Tommy is trying to accomplish? What textual evidence supports your claim?
Angela swept her hair back and shrugged. “Nope,” she squealed to her brother. Tommy, Angela’s brother, pouted and ran back into his room. When he returned he had added another dollar to his offer and pushed the money toward Angela. “No, Tommy,” Angela screamed, “I don’t care how much you offer me!” Tommy frowned and trudged back to his room. He looked at the huge diagonal piece of glass missing in the window. He dropped the money back into his wallet and plopped on his bed.
What is Tommy is trying to bribe his sister Angela not to tell their parents he broke the window.
Textual evidence that supports this answer include the reference to Tommy looking at a large piece of glass missing from a window and Tommy trying to give his sister money.
400
Many common brand names use alliteration in common store and brand names that you would recognize.
Name at list two names that use alliteration in the title.
What is....
Possible answers...….
Krispy Kreme
Dunkin' Donuts
Coca-Cola
Best Buy
Pay Pal
American Airlines
400
Which connotation is more positive?
___________ people rode on the roller coaster.
Brave | |
Foolhardy |
What is brave.
Brave people rode on the roller coaster.
400
In the book/movie The Fault In Our Stars, one of the main characters, a girl named Hazel, compares herself to a grenade. This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a metaphor.
*Hint: A metaphor compares two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as because then it would be a simile.
500
In the following part from the song "Mean" by Taylor Swift, in lines 1 and 2, what does the author infer happened to the other person to make him/her the way he/she is?
I bet you got pushed around Somebody made you cold But the cycle ends right now
Cause you can't lead me down that road
And you don't know, what you don't know...
What is someone was not very nice to the other person, pushed them around, and made that person very distant and cold.
500
Mr. Wilson’s Phone
Mr. Wilson flipped open his phone to check the time. The nearby children on the playground snickered the way many often did when they saw his phone. One of the students who was less inclined than the others to exercise restraint asked, “Why do you still have a phone like that?” Managing to keep a straight face, and without missing a beat, Mr. Wilson jorphed, “If my mom sees me with a smart phone she’ll think that I can afford to move out or start paying rent.”
5.) Which of the word choices could provide the same meaning as jorphed?
A.) snapped B.) grumbled
C.) replied D.) chuckled
What is C) replied.
500
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n6hf3adNqk
Watch the video about the little kid who is dressed up as Darth Vader.
What type of figurative language is represented in this commercial?
*Hint: A __________ is a type of figurative language that references another piece of work (book, movie, etc...).
The little boy dressed up as Darth Vader is a reference to the movie Star Wars.
What is an allusion.
500
Look at the image above.
First, state the denotative or dictionary definition.
Second, state the connotative or emotional feeling that the word implies.
The denotative meaning of the image is a flower (a rose).
The connotative feeling that the word implies is love.
500
The black and white sequence at the beginning of The Wizard of Oz uses this figurative language technique to hint at pretty much everything that will go on to happen later in the movie, from the mean, elderly woman threatening Dorothy's dog, to an encounter with a man at the carnival predicting phony fortunes.
What is foreshadowing.
*Foreshadowing is a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story. Foreshadowing often appears at the beginning of a story, or a chapter, and helps the reader develop expectations about the coming events in a story