Using Denotative And Connotative Meanings

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Denotation is the primary meaning of a word. In contrast connotation is an additional idea to the primary meaning. Hitselberger dislikes the world “fighting” by it’s connotation meaning. The denotation meaning of the word “fighting” is the act of responding with violence to a conflict. In this article, there were two connotation definitions of “fighting” one is fighting against yourself due to something you dislike about who you are, not a physical fight but a mental challenge. The second meaning is fighting against what you believe is wrong. Again not physically but rather with words and actions that will change the thinking and beliefs of others to the benefit of you and/or society. Fighting is not always an act of violence, but rather it

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In my poem Titled, Reborn, I used the technique of connotation to present the feelings I wanted to express to my audience. In the first and second lines I used the word ever to express the desperation that she had for these needs. The character in my poem intensely wanted respect and a feeling of self-worth that went beyond her body and more toward her personality and who she really is. The character felt that this person could give her what she yearns for but every time she had a simple expectation the person would let her down leading to disappointment and self-hatred.

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Switching to the next paragraph, connotations are to be discussed as another troublesome part of the process of translation. To define, connotation is “an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning” (Oxford Dictionary Online). Simply speaking, connotation is the feeling the given word causes that is beyond its literal meaning. The countertype of a connotation is a denotation, which is a literal meaning of a word or a phrase which we can find in a dictionary. As in previous examples, connotations may vary regarding different cultures, countries or regions. This literary device may have both negative and positive reference; it also can use various figures of speech, such as metaphor, symbolism, personification, etc.