Description: Words and phrases in literature can mean a variety of things. How does one go about figuring out which to apply? Explore the mind-map to find out!
MEANINGS IN LITERATURE
TYPES OF MEANINGS
- CONNOTATIVEConnotation refers to meaningsthat most words naturally carrywith them, (whether they benegative or positive). These are meant
to draw feelings from the readers. - DENOTATIVEThe precise, literal definitionof a word, that might be foundin a dictionary is a denotation.
- FIGURATIVEFigurative meanings, usually foundin poetry, depart from the literaluse of words to symbolise something,using different literary devices,or figures of speech (shown alongside).
- TECHNICALMeanings relating to a particular subject,art, craft, or its techniques, aretechnical meanings. Example: A doctor'sstethoscope; or a spacecraft from NASA.
- CONNOTATIVE
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