100% found this document useful (1 vote)

1K views

2 Chapter I Lesson 1 Denotations and Connotations in Poetry

The document provides an overview of denotation and connotation in poetry. It defines denotation as the literal or dictionary meaning of a word, while connotation refers to the implied or suggested cultural and emotional meanings. Examples of denotative and connotative meanings are given for words like "home" and "dog." The document also includes a poem and asks readers to analyze lines from the poem by identifying their denotative and connotative meanings. Readers are asked questions about the implications and full meaning of the poem.

Uploaded by

Mizpah Duculan

We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.

Available Formats

Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

100% found this document useful (1 vote)

1K views

2 Chapter I Lesson 1 Denotations and Connotations in Poetry

Uploaded by

Mizpah Duculan

We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.

Available Formats

Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

You are on page 1/ 9

MODULE II

⋇ Understanding the Elements of Poetry ⋇

CASS-DELL| Literature of the Philippines 1

CHAPTER I – DENOTATIONS, CONNOTATIONS,
& IMAGERY

LESSON 1

Denotations and Connotations in Poetry

LEARNING OUTCOMES
Differentiate denotation from connotation.
Give the denotative and connotative meanings of some
poetic lines.
Discuss larger issues presented in the literary text.

BEFORE READING
Change
A Poem by Angela Manalang-Gloria

ABOUT THE POEM

The poem, apparently, is about change. It talks about the things we love
and forget as we grow up.

MAKE CONNECTIONS

What do you do when you outgrow the things that you used to do and
like?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
CASS-DELL| Literature of the Philippines 2
ANALYZE LITERATURE: Denotation and Connotation

Denotation is the dictionary, literal or direct meaning of the word or

phrase while connotation is the secondary, suggested or implied meanings
associated with the word beyond its dictionary definition. For example, the word
summer; its dictionary meaning is season or the warmer half of the year while its
connotative or implied meaning may be joy, youth, and growth. Another example,
the words home and house have similar denotations: a home is a shelter that is
the usual residence of a person, family, or household, and a house is a building in
which people live. However, for many, these terms carry different associations or
connotations. Many people would agree that home connotes a sense of belonging
and comfort, whereas house conveys little more than a structure.

It is important to note that words may have positive or negative

connotations that depend upon the social, cultural, and personal experiences of
individuals. For example, the words childish, childlike and youthful have the same
denotative, but different connotative, meanings. Childish and childlike have a
negative connotation, as they refer to immature behavior of a person. Whereas,
youthful implies that a person is lively and energetic.

Common Connotation Examples

Below are a few connotation examples. Their suggested meanings are

shaped by cultural and emotional associations:

 “He’s such a dog.” – In this sense, the word dog connotes shamelessness,
or ugliness.

 “That woman is a dove at heart.” – Here, the dove implies peace or

gentility.

 “There’s no place like home.” – While

home may refer to the actual building
someone lives in, connotatively, it
most often refers to family, comfort,
and security.

 “My mom and dad worked hard to put

me through college.” – The words Mom and Dad, when used in place of
mother and father, connote loving parents, rather than simply biological
parents.

CASS-DELL| Literature of the Philippines 3

USE READING SKILLS: Differentiating Denotation and Connotation

Words carry cultural and emotional associations or meanings, in addition

to their literal meanings or denotations. As you read the poem below, identify the
denotative and connotative meanings of the following words or phrases by filling
in the Denotation-Connotation Chart.

Denotation-Connotation Chart

Word Denotation Connotation

outgrow

overran

childhood hours

fairy art

ravish

censored

delirium

golden calf

jewelled ecstasy

fickle

Fatal

bereft

drink and bread

DURING READING CASS-DELL| Literature of the Philippines 4

Change
A Poem by Angela Manalang-Gloria

1
I have outgrown them all, and one by one, Note the Facts
2
These loves I took so mightily to heart
Read aloud the poem. Who
3
Before you came: the dolls that overran is the speaker? What is the
5
speaker’s gender? Give
My childhood hours and taught me fairy art;
words or lines to support
6
The books I ravished by the censored score: your answer.
7
Music that like delirium burned my days; ___________________________________
8 ___________________________________
The golden calf I fashioned to adore
___________________________________
9
When lately I forsook the golden phrase.
___________________________________
___________________________________
10 ___________________________________
And thus I shall outgrow this love for you.
11
Sooner or later I shall put away
12
Analyze Literature &
This jewelled ecstasy for something new.
Use Reading Skills
13
Brand me not fickle on that fatal day:
Denotation and Connotation
14
Bereft of change that is my drink and bread, Use the Denotation-
Connotation Chart to write the
15
I would not love you now. I would be dead. denotative and connotative
meanings of the underlined
Analyze Literature words and phrases.

The word loves in the second line refers to

_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________

AFTER READING
CASS-DELL| Literature of the Philippines 5
Name: _________________________ Subject:____________________
Yr/Cr/Sec:_____________________ Date:_______________________

READING CHECK

A. Read again the poem. Then give the denotative and connotative meanings of
the following lines.