casual and sloppy... sloppy has the ___ connotation
Negative
pushy and dynamic... pushy has the ___ connotation
Negative
The room was bare, no windows, no furniture. Just walls of white and cracked concrete.
imagery
slim and skinny... slim has the _____ connotation.
positive
hostile and aggressive... hostile has a more ___ connotation
Positive
The meaning of a word as found in the dictionary is called...
Denotation
wild and energetic... wild has the ___ connotation
Negative
chobby and fat... chobby has the _____ connotation.
positive
thrifty and cheap... thrifty has the _____ connotation.
positive
home and dwelling... dwelling has the _____ connotation.
negative
What is denotation?
The literal and real meaning of a word found in the dictionary
Strong and militant... militant has a ___ connotation
Negative
smell and stink... smell has the _____ connotation.
positive
The cat in the hat
rhyme
tired and exhausted... exhausted has the _____ connotation.
negative
arrogance and confidence... confidence has the ___ connotation
Positive
When I walked into the house, I smelled first banana bread and second lavender.
imagery
thin and skinny... skinny has the _____ connotation.
negative
disagreed and argued... argued has the _____ connotation.
negative
The shells from the shore shone bright above the shadow
alliteration
odd and unique... unique has a ___ connotation
Positive
unusual and bizarre... bizarre has a ___ connotation
Negative
spent and squanterd... squantered has the ___ connotation
Negative
youthful and childish... youthful has the _____ connotation.
positive
What can the color yellow symbollize?
happiness, joy, day, spring, life, richness, etc.
The dead trees reached up to the sky, gasping for a drop of rain.
personification
palace and dwelling... palace has the _____ connotation.
positive
daring and reckless... reckless has the ___ connotation
Negative
easygoing and lazy... easygoing has a ___ connotation
Positive
nosy and inquisitive... inquisitive has a ___ connotation
Positive
What is connotation?
The positive or negative meaning acquired by a word because of its cultural usage
unexpensive and cheap... cheap has the ___ connotation
Negative
What can lions symbolize?
pride, strength, masculinity, etc.
The wind was loud like a jet engine
simile, imagery
Colorful and gaudy... gaudy has a ___ connotation
Negative
When he laughed, his face turned red like a cherry.
simile, imagery
His hands were bark, turned to pine trees from farm work.
metaphor
thoughtful and calculated... calculated has a ___ connotation
Negative
leader and show-off... leader has a ___ connotation
Positive
thrifty and cheap... cheap has the _____ connotation.
negative
aroma and stink... aroma has the ___ connotation
Positive
What can ravens symbolize?
Death, decay, intelligence, coming danger, etc.
unexperienced and immature... unexperienced has the ___ connotation.
Positive
The corrupted core of kicking crypts.
alliteration
angry and furious... angry has the _____ connotation.
positive
costly and valuable... valuable has a ___ connotation
Positive
youthful and childish... childish has the _____ connotation.
negative
slim and skinny... skinny has the _____ connotation.
negative
Colorful and gaudy... colorful has a ___ connotation
Positive
pushy and dynamic... dynamic has the ___ connotation
Positive