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Figurative Language
Denotative Meanings
Connotative Meaning
Connotative or Denotative?
Neutral guess
100
The type of figurative language that refers back to a piece text, famous person, or any other idea.
What is allusion
100
The technical meaning of something. Usually the direct meaning from the dictionary.
What is denotative meaning.
100
Connotation is a word's ___________.
What is emotional meaning or personal meaning
100
The word skinny, as in "you are very skinny" is used connotatively or denotatively.
What is denotatively
100
What is the neutral connotation of the words Gaze and Stare?
What is gazing steadily, looking closely, ect.
200
What (or Who) is this referring to? “Hey! Guess who the new Newton of our school is?”
Who is Issac Newton. They are saying that the new kid is very smart.
200
What word is best to use technically in the sentence. A woman ran her fingers across the ____________________ fabric.
What is expensive, high priced, premium.
200
"I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking." If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.
What is negative.
200
The word home, as in "I am going home", is connotatively or denotatively?
What is connotatively
200
What is the neutral connotation of the words Fragrance or Odor?
What is smell, scent, ect.
300
"Her face is like a sun beam." What type of figurative language is this?
What is simile
300
Quiet ˈkwīət adjective 1. making little or no noise. "the car has a quiet, economical engine" What is the best synonym to fit this technical meaning? Silent, Still, or Hushed
What is Hushed.
300
Which has positive connotation and why? Junk or trash.
What is trash because it sounds like it was productive at one point.
300
The word unfit, as in "You are so unfit" is used connotatively or denotatively?
What is denotatively.
300
What is the neutral connotation of the words Persuade and Brainwash.
What is Influence, sway, ect.
400
"My sister's room is a pig pen." What type of figurative language is this?.
What is metaphor.
400
What is a direct synonym for Denotation?
What is Definition or Diction.
400
The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.
What is negative
400
The word snake, as in "She is a snake" is used connotatively or denotatively?
What is connotatively
400
What is the neutral connotation of the words Delayed or Tardy
What is behind hand, belated, ect.
500
Give an example of Allusion
What is ...
500
Goofy ˈɡo͞ofē 1.harmlessly eccentric. Which is the best synonym for Goofy? silly, foolish, stupid
What is silly
500
Which has a more negative connotation and why? talkative or loquacious
What is talkative because that sound like they are annoying almost.
500
What is the connotative and denotative definition of the word Slither the way it is used in this sentence. "She is a snake who slithers around too much."
What is being a liar and talking behind people's backs as connotation, and for denotation it means to move smoothly.
500
What is the neutral connotation of the words Leisurely and Lazily
What is without haste, inactive, ect.