Connotative Meanings
SLOPPY CLOTHES: Give the connotation for the word "SLOPPY".
What is negative connotation
The "counterfeit" money was not accepted at the retailer. Define the word counterfeit.
What is being fake or not real
The "mood" of a story is (Emotions audience feels from a given passage/The time and place of the story/The summary of events of the story/The lesson the reader learns from the story)
What are emotions the audience feels from a given passage
A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
What is metaphor
The definition of "personification"?
What is giving nonliving things humanlike characteristics
An easygoing friend a lazy friend. Give the connotation for the words EASYGOING and LAZY.
What is positive connotation; What is negative connotation
I have a plethora of cookies –please, take as many as you want. Define the word "plethora".
What is many, numerous, more than enough, excess
She hesitated, listening for sounds of the creature. The forest seemed empty, but she could sense something else out there. Something watching and waiting.
The mood of the passage is (romantic/joyful/suspenseful/depressing)
What is suspenseful
Give an example of an onomatopoeia
What is woof?
The definition of "word choice" is
What are the specific vocabulary and words the writer uses
An aggressive attitude a hostile attitude: Give the connotations for the words AGGRESSIVE and HOSTILE.
What is negative connotation; What is negative connotation
Even though a storm had just come through, the lake was strangely very placid that afternoon. Define the word "placid".
What is being calm
Determined by looking at the author’s word choice, details, and clues
What is a serious tone
Michael Phelps is a rock star when it comes to the 100 meter freestyle.
What is metaphor
The definition of the word "attitude"
What is the way you think and feel about someone or something
Ms. Baxter has been a(n) (valuable, costly) employee of this company for three years. In that time, she has expressed many (militant, strong) opinions. In short, she is a real (leader, show-off). FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH WORDS THAT HAVE A POSITIVE CONNOTATION ONLY.
What is valuable; What is strong; What is leader
Please nullify our agreement; I am not interested anymore. Define the word "nullify".
What is cancel
"They plan to kill General Washington." He leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. "Tell me everything at once." The tone of the dialogue is (serious/informal/happy/positive)?
What is a serious tone
Authors use figurative language in their writing to:
What is affecting the text and the reader in a certain way
What is helping to develop the tone
The definition of the word "tone" is
What is the author’s attitude toward the audience, subject, or character
A thoughtful response a calculated response. Give the connotation for the words THOUGHTFUL and CALCULATED.
What is positive connotation; What is negative connotation
Sitting in study hall all day is tedious. Define the word "tedious".
What is boring
In Trouble and Shame By D.H. Lawrence
I look at the swaling1 sunset
And wish I could go also
Through the red doors beyond the black-purple bar.
I wish that I could go
Through the red doors where I could put off
My shame like shoes in the porch
My pain like garments,
And leave my flesh discarded lying
Like luggage of some departed traveler
Gone one knows not where.
Then I would turn round
And seeing my cast-off body lying like lumber,
I would laugh with joy.
1. swaling: burning
What is regretful; What is ashamed
Fall Fridays feel fantastic.
What is alliteration
Refers to a reader’s emotion that’s connected to a word
What is connotation