EXERCISES Connotation and Denotation
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Exercises on denotation and connotation
I.- From the expressions presented below, indicate on the right side the alternative that contains
DENOTATIVE meaning:
A shower of insults were hurled at him from all directions.
He received a shower of criticism.
It rains a lot in this region.
That rain of questions tormented him.
It rains in my heart inexpressible torments
a) If you sleep too much, you won't make your dreams come true.
b) To succeed, you should not give up so soon.
c) When you want to do something, do it with your heart.
Success can only be achieved through study and work
If you want to give something valuable, cultivate it within yourself.
II.- Mark the option that expresses a
connotative thought
The children cry for the lost toy.
b) Men also cry when they are defeated.
c) Los agricultores talan dos robles.
The Robles family resolved their economic problems.
Be careful with the sunlight
d) If you eat a lot of carbohydrates, you will gain weight faster.
c) Everyone knows that light is thin and shadow is fat.
Luz Marina did not arrive on time.
Light is a physical phenomenon.
At the turn of the road, two oaks weep like two children.
III.- In the following table, indicate with an X if the expression is denotative or connotative.
Expressions Denotación Connotación
He is a man of upright conduct.
I see a very dark future.
He had heart surgery.
I admire you for your kind heart.
You must draw a straight line.
I must bear the burden of my problems.
Bring more ice for the drinks.
Your heart of ice keeps taking me further away from you.
The black suit looks good on him.
He/She made the sign of the cross.
They broke into the store to steal.
In the summer, the days fly by.
In one more hour, I will be flying to Santiago.
You are a chicken!
Denotative or
Expression Meaning
connotative
Person of color.
See life through rose-colored glasses.
To sweat buckets.
I will love you until death.
Not even a pin could fit in the stadium.
Grill the meat.
An old ox, tender grass.
In life, not everything is honey on
flakes.
I have feet like iron.
The problem is more tangled than
a tiny splinter.
Whoever sleeps with a baby wakes up.
wet.
The teacher took a hard line with the
students.
Let's whip the snails!
Walk straight.
When the river sounds, it brings stones.
INSTRUCCIONES: ESCRIBE EL SENTIDO DENOTATIVO Y CONNOTATIVO DE LAS SIGUIENTES PALABRAS.
WORD DENOTATION CONNOTATION
NIGHT
CROWN
COTTON
GOLD
AUTUMN
RAIN
VOLCANO
DESERT
II NOTE IN EACH OF THE SENTENCES IF IT IS USED AS DENOTATION OR CONNOTATION
· He/she has goosebumps _________________________
· I have my soul on a thread _________________________
· His/her brain is not working well. ________________________
· He had a heart attack ________________________
· The hen eats corn all day ________________________
· The cat is brown and large ________________________
· You are all my heart ________________________
· Dental floss is magnificent ________________________
· Don't let them sell you a cat for a hare. ________________________
· I like to drink coconut water ________________________
III IN THE FOLLOWING POEM, WRITE THE CONNOTATIVE MEANING THAT IT TRANSMITS
Very close to my demise, I bless you.
Life
Because you never gave me any hope.
failed
Neither unfair work nor undeserved punishment
Because I see at the end of my rugged path
That I was the architect of my own
destination
Whether I extracted the honey or the gall from the
things
It was because I put ice or honey in them.
delicious
When I planted rose bushes, I always harvested.
roses.
... Indeed, my youth will follow the ...
winter
but you didn't tell me that May was
eternal
I certainly found long the nights of my
penalties,
But you only promised me nights.
hello
And instead I had some saintly ones
serenas.
I loved, I was loved, the sun caressed my face.
Life, you owe me nothing! Life, we are...
in peace!
WRITE A SENTENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS WHERE YOU SPECIFY THE MEANING
ASSIGNED (SEE THE EXAMPLE)
At the bank, the check must be cashed (bank: financial institution)
3.- saw
4.-sail
5.- crown
6.- I love
7.- wheel
8.- house
9.- wine
10.- way
11-Influenza
12-Influence
13- Emigration
14. Immigration
15- Stock Market
Versatile
17- Infringe
18-Inflict
19 - Learn
20-To apprehend
21- Junk
22- Attitude
23- Aptitude
24- Arrear
