Connotations/DenotationsSelection: The Guitar

November 10/11

Warm-Up

Textbooks: Page 592

Read:Literary Analysis and Reading Skill

Do:Copy down the vocabulary words for both poetry collection 1 & 2

NOTES

Good writers choose their words for the effects they have upon their readers. Word choice is also a clue to the writer’s attitude toward his/her subject – tone.

They think about the denotationof a word – its dictionary meaning and the connotation – the implied meanings and associations when choosing words.

Denotation is the literal meaning of a

word

Connotation is adding attitude

to a word

Reading – Word Analysis

Denotation and Connotation

UNUSUAL UNUSUAL

Denotation - extraordinary Connotation - bizarre

A word can have positive or negative associations or connotations. Study the following chart.

WordPositive

ConnotationNegative

Connotation

plain easy gawky

unusual extraordinary bizarre

firm determined unyielding

Here is a sample of a word that has denotative meaning and connotative associations:“She’s my baby.”

Denotation infant

Connotation girl friend

Now let’s try one together:

The word player can have two meanings.

The soccer goalie was a real player.

(discuss the denotative meaning)

The word player can have two meanings.The soccer goalie was a real player.

Denotation: one who plays in a game

(discuss the connotative meaning)

The word player can have two meanings.The soccer goalie was a real player.

Connotationone who uses people

Here are some words that have denotative and connotative meanings. On your paper, create a chart like the one below and identify the denotative and connotative meanings of the following words.

Word Denotation Connotation

brutal

commitment

tight

The word brutal can have two meanings.

The fight scene in the Two Towers between the Orcs and the travelers was brutal.

Denotation extremely cruel

Connotation violent to the point of entertaining

Word Denotation Connotation

brutalextremelycruel

violent to the point of entertaining

commitment

tight

The word commitment can have two meanings.

The couple has a commitment to each other.

Denotation a pledge to do

Connotationan emotional connection to another person

Word Denotation Connotation

brutalextremelycruel

violent to the point of entertaining

commitmenta pledge to do

an emotional connection to another person

tight

The word tight can have two meanings.

The dress she was wearing was really tight.

Denotationfixed firmly in place

Connotationgood, fantastic, awesome

Word Denotation Connotation

brutalextremelycruel

violent to the point of entertaining

commitmenta pledge to do

an emotional connection to another person

tightfixed firmly in place

good, fantastic, awesome

Positive Neutral Negative

MAKE A CHART WITH 3 COLUMNS

PLACE THE FOLLOWING WORDS/PHRASES IN EACH CATEGORY THEY FIT

POSITVE NEUTRAL NEGATIVE

• 1. gaze, look steadily, stare • 2. fragrance, odor, a smell sensed by the olfactory nerve • 3. brainwash, persuade, influence one way or another • 4. delayed, not on time, tardy • 5. somewhat interested, nosy, curious • 6. lazily, without haste, leisurely • 7. ask of someone, demand, request• 8. gathering, a large group, mob • 9. slim, skinny, less than average build• 10. discuss with others, debate, argue

POETRY

• SELECTION: THE GUITAR• AUTHOR: FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA

• TEXTBOOK: PAGE 601

• Write down examples of:– Alliteration– Repetition– Imagery

Exit/Homework

2 Paragraphs

Why is figurative language a useful tool for musicians and poets to get their message across? Use specific evidence from what you’ve seen today in class or from another musical/poetic source.

Grading For: 2 Specific Examples Length of Writing