Connotation & Denotation
The feeling or emotion a word suggests is known as this.
What is connotation?
a comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
Restating the main ideas of a text in your own words is known as this.
What is summarizing?
Hints in the text at the meaning of words.
What are context clues?
person, place, or thing
What is a noun?
The dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation?
A comparison that does not use like or as. "You are the sun."
What is a metaphor?
the core underlying idea or message that the writer wants to communicate to the reader
What is theme?
She penned a letter to her aunt. What does penned mean?
wrote
what is happening in the sentence, or the action
What is a verb?
That cheap old phone never works.
The word 'cheap' has a _______ connotation.
Negative
An exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
The theme of 'friendship' can be found in this popular children’s book about a pig and a spider.
What is Charlotte's Web?
Her dog bays at the moon. What does bays mean?
Howls
describes a noun
What is an adjective?
The trip was affordable and so much fun.
The word affordable has a ________ connatation.
What is positive?
Giving a nonhuman thing human characteristics.
What is a personification?
This type of graphic organizer can help you see similarities and differences between two subjects.
The beaver gnawed on the branch before dragging it into the pond. What does gnawed mean?
chewed
describes a verb
What is an adverb?
'Aromatic' and 'smelly' both mean similar things, but this aspect makes them perceived differently.
What is their connotation?
repeating the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is alliteration?
'Boom,' 'crash,' and 'buzz' are examples of this type of figurative language.
What is onomatopoeia?
When he didn´t understand the instruction, the student asked the teacher to clarify them. What does clarify mean?
explain
words used to refer to people or things instead of nouns or noun phrases
What is a pronoun?