Denotation and
Connotation
Connotation
Is the sentence below a neutral, positive, or negative connotation?
My Mom says volleyball keeps me STRONG.
Neutral connotation
What type of figurative language is this?
She's as busy as a bee.
Simile
Is this an interrogative verb mood or an indicative verb mood?
What was the name of the restaurant we ate at last night?
Interrogative verb mood
Is that a figurative or literal meaning
I'm so hungry, I could eat a whole pig.
Figurative meaning
What is makes up Narrative poetry?
Expresses a single speaker’s thoughts and feelings
Creates a single unified impression
Highly musical
Is this a positive or negative connotation?
Maria was given a PRE-USED car for her birthday.
Positive
What are the characteristics of a simile?
Uses “like” or “as”
Makes a direct comparison between two unlike things
Is this a imperative or subjunctive verb mood?
Go get a towel for me since I just got out of the pool.
Imperative verb mood
Is that a figurative or literal meaning?
Everyone thinks Charlie has lost her marbles.
Figurative meaning.
What type of poetry is this?
“He who has seen everything, I will make known to the lands.
I will teach about him who experienced all things,
… alike,
Anu granted him the totality of knowledge of all.
He saw the Secret, discovered the Hidden,
he brought information of (the time) before the Flood.”
Narrative
Is this a denotation or connotation?
The weather in her new home state, Alaska, is very COLD.
Denotation
What type of figurative language is this?
Lightning danced across the sky.
Personification
Is this a conditional or indicative verb mood?
A snail can sleep for three years at a time.
Indicative verb mood
Is that a figurative or literal meaning?
Birds make a very high pitched sound.
Literal meaning.
What makes up Lyric poetry?
Expresses a single speaker’s thoughts and feelings
Creates a single unified impression
Highly musical
Is this a denotation or a connotation?
After the girls pet kitten passed away, she was very BLUE for the next few weeks.
Connotation
What are the characteristics of a metaphor?
described as something else
Makes a direct comparison between 2 unlike ideas
DOES NOT use “like” or “as” for the comparison
Is this a subjunctive or interrogative verb mood?
If I were in your place, I would not be doing that.
Subjunctive verb mood
Is that a figurative or literal meaning?
Its so loud, I could rip my ears off.
Figurative meaning.
“This Chanticleer stood high upon his toes,
Stretching his neck, and both his eyes did close,
What type of poem is this?
And so did crow right loudly, for the nonce;
And Russel Fox, he started up at once,
And by the gorget grabbed our Chanticleer,
Flung him on back, and toward the wood did steer,
For there was no man who as yet pursued.”
Narrative
Which word is the connotation this sentence?
The poor puppy looked tired and gaunt after fending for herself all week.
Gaunt is the connotation
What type of figurative language is this?
Boys will be boys.
Repetition
Is this a indicative or conditional verb mood?
I might do good on my midterm if I study.
Conditional verb mood
Is that a figurative or literal meaning?
I'm so tired I could sleep on bed needles right now.
Figurative meaning
What type of poem is this?
"The Heart asks Pleasure – first –
And then – Excuse from Pain –
And then – those little Anodynes
That deaden suffering …"
Lyric