1. Connotation and Figurative Language
Poetry
Connotation and Figurative Language

2. EQ
How does connotation affect meaning and tone?

3. Video Example How does the music affect the way we picture the scene?

4. Connotation (Copy the four bold definitions in your notes)
Connotation- An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal/primary meaning.
Denotation- The literal/primary meaning of a word.
Synonym- A word that has the same meaning/denotation as another word.
Tone- The way the author/narrator feels about the subject.
If two words have the same meaning (denotation) it is like they are the same color. But they each have their own connotation, which is like what shade of that color the word is.

5. Discuss your vocabulary words from your notes at your table…

6. Example- How does each word color the sentence differently?
If a student cheats on a test it is ___________.
a. disappointing
b. distressing
c. unforgivable
d. wrong
e. rotten
f. sinister

7. Changing a word
Different words may have the same basic meaning, but slightly a slightly different connotation, which affects the tone of the sentence. Writers choose words to fit what they mean, and the word choice shows you how they feel about a subject (author’s tone).

8. What is the difference between…
Connotation and Denotation?

9. Example Wilbur Rogers is a prime example of a statesman.
Wilbur Rogers is a prime example of a politician.
Which one sounds positive? Which one sounds negative? Why?
Statesman- A skilled, experienced, and respected political leader or figure
Politician- A person who is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holder of or a candidate for an elected office.

10. Practice (We do…)
Which word would be the most positive in the sentence? You did a/an _________ job writing your essay. a. fine b. satisfactory c. superb d. respectable

11. Practice (We do)
Which word would be the most negative in the sentence?
The scary Halloween mask makes you look ____________! I’m sure you will get lots of candy tonight!
1. hideous
2. unsightly
3. unpleasant
4. plain

12. Caught Ya’ #14 mortified quell proximity
quiet students says dean dread in a deadly tone of voice as he placed william waggish and the mortified sam sagacious in the second row next to jesse jocose another talker. when dean dread said this he nodded his head and teachers lined up in the aisles to quell the noise with proximity control
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13. More Practice #1-10
#1-4 together #5-10 independent practice #10- There are six words that mean sensible in the passage (describing Ms. Watts and her shoes.) Circle all six, and put a star by the most negative one.

14. “Dust of snow” reading/?’s
Read the poem and answer questions #1-4

15. How does the author feel about this moment
How does the author feel about this moment? What words give you clues to his tone?

16. “Dust of snow” by Robert frost
Why did the author choose the verbs:
shook down
given my heart
saved some part
How does he feel about the crow dumping snow on him? How can you tell?
The author’s tone was ________ to the crow for getting snow on him because…

17. Write about it… (3-4 sentences on your paper)
Written response: What is the author’s tone of “Dust of Snow”? How does the choice of words affect the tone of the poem? Give at least 1 example from the text to support your explanation.
The author’s tone was ________ in the poem “Dust of Snow”. He was grateful to the crow for getting snow on him because ___________. The author uses words like _________ that give a positive/negative connotation of the crow. This shows his tone was ________ because he learned that ________________.

18. Turn in Today… 1. Connotation practice #1-10
2. Dust of Snow” ?’s #1-4 and written response

19. EQ
How does figurative language add interest to writing?

20. Is there only one way to do something?

21. Figurative Language
Definition- Any expressive use of language in which words are used in other than their literal sense in order to suggest a picture or image. Figurative language, in poetry writing or otherwise, can be an effective and creative way to make a point or show an image that the reader wasn’t expecting. It is very visual…

22. 4 main types
1. Simile 2. Metaphor 3. Personification 4. Hyperbole

23. Simile/Metaphor
Simile- Comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as”
Ex.- She was as mad as a wet hen.
Metaphor- Comparing two unlike things not using “like” or “as”
Ex.- The sun was a lion, bearing down upon it’s prey.
Similes/Metaphors are useful to compare things to help the reader understand them in a different way.

24. Personification
Personification- Giving an inanimate object human or living qualities. Ex. The chair groaned in protest when I sat on it. *Personification is useful to make emotion through non-living characters. (The pen sat in the desk, lonely that it was not being used to write.)

25. Hyperbole
Hyperbole- Exaggerated speech Ex. I am so hungry I could eat a horse. *Hyperboles are useful to make something seem like a bigger issue than it actually is.

26. What are four types of figurative language?

27. Practice- Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or hyperbole?
1. Mr. Johnson has been teaching here since they invented fire, he’ll never retire! 2. She was just a trophy to Ricardo, another object to own. 3. Her eyes were fireflies, lighting up my summer night sky. 4. I asked my left shoe “where is your partner?” but it wouldn’t tell me. I would have to find the other shoe on my own. 5. She hung her head like a dying flower when she heard her favorite show had been cancelled.

28. Idiom: A figure of speech where the meaning can’t be learned from just seeing the words.
My goldfish kicked the bucket yesterday. We buried him in the backyard with a full ceremony last night.
What can you infer “kicked the bucket” means? Could you know that without the rest of the sentence(s)?

29. Idioms- Infer what they mean!!
1. Why the long face? You only lost one game this season! 2. Don’t cut corners, finish the entire assignment before you turn it in! 3. I would take a selfie at the drop of a hat, I do it all day when I’m not at school! 4. The band director makes us jump through hoops to get into the concert band, we have to do two different auditions!

30. More practice…
Figurative Language #1-10