1. Denotation and Connotation
Three parts to a word:
Sound
Denotation: the various dictionary definitions of words
Connotation: ideas/feelings associated with a words beyond its literal meaning

2. Denotation School (n. or V.) education (n.)
N.: any institution or building N: The process of receiving or
Used to train or instruct giving instruction; an
V: to train, teach enlightening experience
Slang: to put someone in
their place

3. Connotation School education Homework, stress, college, intelligence,
Education, friends, opportunity, money,
Tests, early mornings career

4. Denotation in Poetry “Sometimes you just want to get love fixed.”
for love, this means? For a dog?
Poets take advantage of language that has multiple denotations. This results in creativity and depth.

5. Group Exercise
Practice writing denotations and connotations with paired words. For each word, Identify what parts of speech (noun, verb, adjectives) apply to the word in question. Then, give the most common denotations underneath. Then, underneath the denotations, write connotations—words, ideas, feelings—that are closely associated with that word.
Pair 1: hot and cold
Pair 2: child-like and childish
Pair 3: Light and dark