Give the denotative and connotative meaning of any four words of your choice.

Explanation:

Denotative meaning can be described as the literal meaning of a word while Connotative meaning refers to an implied meaning of a word that is not explicitly used.

The word blue in a denotative sense means the color blue but when used in the connotative sense it can mean sadness.

The word lion in a denotative sense means the animal, the king of the jungle but in its connotative sense would mean fearlessness or ferocity as usually associated with a lion.

The word flight in its denotative sense means flying but in its connotative sense, it can mean a person that is running.

The word green in a denotative sense means the color blue while in its connotative sense it means envy.

answer: a

explanation:

read the following excerpt from “greece” by oscar wilde.

the sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky

burned like a heated opal through the air;

we hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair

for the blue lands that to the eastward lie.

which words does the poet include to the reader visualize the scene?

“the sea was sapphire”

“through the air”

“was blowing fair”

“to the eastward lie”

the answer is d: message a character's thoughts