
Denotation and Connotation
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- Q1Which statement is a representation of connotation?Jonas and Lina packed to leave.Lina felt a piece of her heart break at having to leave her home.Jonas cried as Mother let the NKVD inside.Mother quickly urged us to start packing, but we were reluctant.60s
- Q2"The NKVD officer slammed her in the shoulder with the butt of his rifle, throwing her face-first into the mirror" (p. 11). What is the denotation of NKVD in this sentence?the Soviet secret policevillaincruelthe Nazis60s
- Q3"The NKVD officer slammed her in the shoulder with the butt of his rifle, throwing her face-first into the mirror" (p. 11). What is one possible connotation of NKVD in this sentence?cruelthe Soviet secret policethe Nazisjust60s
- Q4"'Bourgeois pigs, always wasting time. You won't need that hat,' he scoffed" (p. 11). What is one possible connotation of bourgeois pigs?worthlessupper classmiddle classeducated60s
- Q5"'Davai!' commanded an officer. Hurry, always hurry" (p. 13). What is the denotation of davai?stopfearhurryanger45s
- Q6Which statement is a representation of connotation?There were fifteen people on the list in our neighborhood.Lina did not understand exactly the point of this list.Those on the list were doomed.The list symbolized death for each one of us who was on it.60s
- Q7“When I complained at the dinner table, Papa yelled at me and told me to never, ever say anything derogatory about the Soviets” (p. 7). The word derogatory has a positive or negative connotation?positivenegative45s
- Q8"'Saw him on his way to the grave then,' said the surly bald man" (p. 19). The word surly has a positive or negative connotation?negativepositive45s
- Q9Denotation is what?the emotional meaning of a wordthe implied meaning of a wordthe literal meaning or definition of a wordthe feelings we associate with a word30s
- Q10Connotation is what?the literal meaning or definition of a wordthe primary definition of a wordthe implied feelings or ideas we associate with a wordthe dictionary definition of a word30s