TAILIEUCHUNG - Express Yourself writing skill for high school part 14

You’ve heard the words denotation and connotation before. Denotation refers to the dictionary definition— it’s a very literal use of the word. Connotation means word choice to convey more than its literal definition. It means using words to imply meaning or even exaggerate meaning. | sad or angry or just plain happy. Word choice and the use of literary devices such as similes metaphors and personification go a long way to developing an exciting and entertaining correspondence. Let s start with word choice. Connotation and denotation You ve heard the words denotation and connotation before. Denotation refers to the dictionary definition it s a very literal use of the word. Connotation means word choice to convey more than its literal definition. It means using words to imply meaning or even exaggerate meaning. Take for example the verb to cry. Very literally it means to shed tears as in The boy cried when he lost his mother. But if we say that the boy sobbed when he lost his mother look at how much more information we have conveyed. Do you think the boy who cried was as upset as the boy who sobbed Choosing words deliberately and thinking about what they imply as well as what they mean can help you give life to your writing and story telling. Look at these verbs and see how many others you can think of which mean the same but have stronger meanings. Cry Run Talk Love Laugh Enjoy Eat Sleep Walk Sail Write Now let s see how some of these verbs and their synonyms were incorporated into an e-mail from one friend to another. To Mary From Jane Subject Disneyland Adventure I just thought I d take a minute from dashing from ride to ride to let you know how things are going here. We are having a blast. We haven t stopped wolfing down the corn dogs and cokes and when we fall into bed at night we are so exhausted that we enter dreamland in seconds. 93 Narratives in Everyday Life EXPRESS YOURSELF My brother sobbed his little heart out yesterday when he didn t meet the height requirements for the roller coaster and my mom could barely console him. He has been having a great time and he races to each activity with unmatched energy. I can t keep up with him. Yesterday was spectacular for me. I went sailing with friends of my dad s. I never knew that wind and .

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