Name: ________________________________ Date: _________________________________ Connotation and Denotation in Their Eyes Were Watching God Denotation is a word’s dictionary definition. Connotation is the feeling behind the word. For example, each of the following words has a different connotation: ride, car, automobile, jalopy, wreck, and vehicle. Although each word has the same technical definition, a different feeling is associated with each. The words car and automobile have generally neutral connotations, vehicle has a positive connotation, and jalopy and wreck have negative connotations. In other words, we would probably assume that someone who is driving a jalopy or wreck is sputtering by in a worn‐down car with chipped paint and a cracked windshield. On the first line, write the denotation (dictionary definition) of the vocabulary word from Chapters Ten through Twelve. Then choose the word with the most negative connotation and explain what images are created in your mind. One example has been done for you. Example scimitar Denotation: Curved sword with the blade on the convex side Which of the following similar words has the most negative connotation? a. sword b. scimitar c. saber d. steel  Images created: I chose d: steel because the word steel reminds me of brandished steel. Just the sound of the word is cold, hard, and detached. To me, someone who fights with steel is aloof and inhumane. 1. swagger Denotation: Which of the following similar words has the most negative connotation? a. pontificate b. saunter c. gloat d. swagger Images created: Name: ________________________________ Date: _________________________________ 2. abyss Denotation: Which of the following similar words has the most negative connotation? a. chasm b. abyss c. crevasse d. pit Images created: 3. aromatic Denotation: Which of the following similar words has the most negative connotation? a. pungent b. scented c. fragrant d. aromatic Images created: 4. excruciating Denotation: Which of the following similar words has the most negative connotation? a. painful b. excruciating c. distressing d. piercing Images created: Name: ________________________________ Date: _________________________________ 5. snub Denotation: Which of the following similar words has the most negative connotation? a. snub b. scorn c. shame d. censure Images created: 6. temporize Denotation: Which of the following similar words has the most negative connotation? a. delay b. temporize c. obstruct d. avoid Images created: 7. sashay Denotation: Which of the following similar words has the most negative connotation? a. dawdle b. walk c. drift d. sashay Images created: