【●】Connotation Literary Definition | Examples | in a Sentence
Connotation Literary Definition
The indirect meaning of a word.Connotation is the suggestion or associated significance implied by a word.
Connotation Examples | Cannotation in a Sentence
'Home is the place where , when you to go there,
They have to take you in'.
...........(Frost:"The Death of the Hired Man")
"Home"literally means a roofed structure to live in (denotation) but its connotative meaning,as it is suggested here,may be peace, intimacy, family bond,etc.
Thus,a "bird"is a winged biped(denotation)but the cannotation of the word "bird" may be freedom,or
sweet voice;"island"is a piece of land surrounded by water (denotation) but its connotation is "isolated"as in the sentence"Every man is an island in a crowded city".The "bridge party' in E.M.Forster'sPassage to India, literally
means a party to reduce the gap between the natives and the English.
But it's connotative meaning is the party to discover others' intentions through intimacy. Cannitative meaning may be positive or negative.
Assonance
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