Connotation

Love, although often described as a feeling with a positive connotation, can also bring out the worst in a person. It is such a prominent feeling that even the gods who are able to unleash a wrath to make a kingdom fall are unable to escape its clutches. In Ode four of Antigone by Sophocles, the chorus sings of how love is a dual edged sword and the overwhelming rush of emotion the people feel when they see Antigone bound, about to marry death. Sophocles is able to convey these themes and…

and it has thorns. The word connotation all the images positive, negative, or neutral that are associated with any given denotation by an individual or a group. The connotation of words include their emotional meanings. Both concrete and abstract words have connotation that are different for different individuals (Diestler 2012). An example of connotation would be the rose can represent love, romance, also a holiday named Valentines Day. When it comes to connotation it can also express the…

around the report, allowed the work I was producing for VSA to be of better quality. This was because I was more informed, therefore, was able to justify any accusations that I was making. For example, after reading the articles on the negatives connotations of voluntourism such as Kushner (2016) and Biddle (2014), a reoccurring theme that was the lack of experience or skills the volunteer had in the activity they were doing. This ultimately resulted in the activity not being executed correctly.…

My infographic’s purpose was to help remove the negative connotation behind sweatshops. It was intended to not only counter many critical arguments against sweatshops, but to also showcase the numerous benefits factories bring to communities. I went about this by not necessarily painting sweatshops as a beautiful form of humanitarian outreach, but by bringing overlooked information into the foreground. In the early draft stage, I had a crude design that just threw facts and data on a page with…

There are negative, neutral, and positive connotations of the black veil. There are multiple references to it throughout the story. In my opinion, the connotations of the veil were negative in the beginning. An example of a negative connotation is on lines 40-41, “I can’t really feel as if good Mr. Hooper’s face was behind that piece of crape.” In other words, Mr. Hooper had not changed one thing about himself other than adding the black veil to his appearance. As soon as Mr. Hooper put the…

Connotation is what we use when we read to get a better understanding of what the author wants to tell us. It may also be used to help find the definition of a word that you don't not know. With said, in the short period of time that I have learned to use connotation, I can already see a difference in understanding when I read an article, or story. For example, in Malawi windmill boy with big fans, the author uses some words that some people may not understand, like the words, Humble, Cobble,…

“repeated injuries and usurpations” that directly establish “absolute tyranny” over the states. The words “repeated injuries”, “usurpations” and “absolute tyranny” all have negative connotations which together allude Britain has continuously wounded the colonies and wrongfully encroached their rights. The oppressive connotation of these words are then enhanced by juxtaposing them with one’s rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happens” to justify declaring independence from Britain’s…

analyzing works of literature. Poems, for example, often lead to an audience with very different interpretations of the meaning being conveyed. Although Natasha Trethewey’s poem, “Artifact,” is a rather simply structured and straightforward poem, the connotations of the diction can cause a reader’s interpretation to be completely different than the poem’s intended meaning. The structure of “Artifact” is very simple. It contains nine stanzas that are each two lines. These stanzas are often…

When I say that I am a feminist, I am usually faced with a vicious diatribe from young males. This is because the word feminist generates negative connotations that arise from a misconception of the intended meaning. Although I associate feminism with equality for both sexes, a lot of people still believe that as a feminist I promote female superiority or that I am anti-male. Those who dislike feminist usually have a preconceived notion of what it means to be a feminist. A few months ago, I…

Repetition, Syntax, Connotation in London by William Blake London appears to be a beautiful, majestic sort of place but according to the speaker described by William Blake, it is actually quite somber and dismal. The speaker seems to be observing many different people throughout the city, they are mostly just an observer who is walking and seeing things occur but maybe they have a certain perception which makes them view the world this way. Blake uses thoughtful repetition, interesting syntax,…