Cause: He drove on the icy road
Effect: When he turned, he slid off the road.
Answer:
Connotation.
Explanation:
A connotation can be defined as the quality, feeling or an idea which a word brings to the mind of a person, as well as its literal, dictionary or primary meaning.
This ultimately implies that, connotation is an implied meaning, idea or feeling that is associated with a word in addition to primary meaning.
In English language, there are three (3) main types of connotation and these are;
I. Negative connotation.
II. Positive connotation.
III. Neutral connotation.
For example, the word "courage" provides an appropriate connotation of the word "heart" as used in this sentence: "The Alsatian dog defended her owner with the heart of a warrior."
This simply means that, the dog defended her owner courageously like a warrior.
Example II:
Although, the word "blue" is a type of color but it's also used to describe a sad feeling; "The little girl sitting by the river is feeling blue."
