Everton C. Avena
BSIT-2104
Denotation and Connotation is a part of our life to communicate to others that’s why we
have to learn how these two types of word that will help us to understand what we want
to explain or convey to others.
Denotation is a specific, exact, and concrete meaning of a word.It is a literal definition or
objective.It is also a definition you will find in the dictionary that contains no emotion
means it is a straightforward concept. Additionally, every word also carries a denotation
because it has a dictionary definition, regardless of the language or aspect of speech.
While the Connotation is an idea or feeling that words invoke in addition to their literal or
primary meaning.For example, the word “warm” Denotation meaning is “ a moderate
degree of heat “ because we all know that warm is a word that tells the feel of our body
in a literal way. For example in a sentence “My coat can keep my body warm during this
winter.”. While the word “warm” in Connotation is “showing affection or kindness” that tell
us the emotion or feelings of somebody. For example in a sentence “ Her warm smile is
making me feel better.” means the expression on her face when she smile is so lovely
that makes me feel better .Sometimes connotations has social-cultural implications. It can
be positive or negative. For example, a word “selective” and “ picky”, word selective is
positive and involves the selection of the most suitable or best qualified, while the word
picky is negative which is very careful or too careful about choosing or accepting things,
these two has almost the same meaning but differrent appreciation of person who uses it
because it may vary based on a person's background, environment, or time period.
Direct and Indirect Presentation refer to the ways of revealing a character’s
personality,traits, or motives.Direct presentation involves telling the reader directly what
the character is like in another word the reader is “told” by narrator some detail about
the character.For example, “He was oldest man in the village.”,while indirect presentation
is “shown” by the narrator some detail about the character’s actions, speech, thoughts,
or appearance, and through the way other characters react to him.For example;
(speech) Ex: ”I am too old”, he said.
(thoughts) Ex: “I will never be like him”, he thought to himself.
(actions) Ex: Dale walked up to the girl,knocked the burger from his hands, and stomped
on it.
(appearance/looks) Ex:Her cheeks went red and she smiled,looking at my eyes instead
of her phone.