connotation and denotation denotation - words that have a literal meaning or definition. connotation - an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

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2. HOME
Place of comfort
Love
Security

4. -Is the literal
meaning/definition of the
word.
-Which you can find in the
dictionary

5. 1. The boy was pushy. (He was literally pushing
people.)
2. She was cold. (She was cold in temperature.)
3. It was too hard. (The object was too firm.)
4. The dog is a mutt. (The dog is a mix of several
breeds.)
5. Trevor is a bull. (The bull is named Trevor.)

6. - Things that come to your mind when you hear
a certain word.
- They are the feelings, visual images, and
memories that you connect with a word.
- It can have a positive and negative meanings
related to a word

7. 1. He's such a dog.
2. What do you expect from a
politician?
3. Theres no place like home.

8. Shark
Denotation:
Connnotation:
Snake
Denotation:
Connotation:
Cat
Denotation:
Connnotation:
Dog
Denotation:
Connotation:

9. Denotation: The boxing match ended in a knockout.
Connotation: Julia Roberts was a knockout in that red dress.

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