In this excerpt from Michael Wigglesworth's Day of Doom, choose the correct meaning for each underlined word. They rush from bed
s with giddy ( ) heads, and to their windows run, Viewing this light, which shines more bright than doth ( ) the noon-day sun Straightway appears (they see’t with tears) the Son of God most dread; Who with His train comes on amain ( ) to judge both quick and dead. giddy:(dizzy,swollen,aching) doth:(has,does,goes) amain:(late,carefully,quickly)
Explanation: The connotation of a word is the meaning that is given by the context of by the readers based on their emotions or personal experiences. It is the antonym of denotation which is the literal meaning of a word, in this activity, we must select the correct synonym or denotation of each underlined word. The first word "giddy" is a synonym of "dizzy." The second word "doth" is the archaic third person singular of the verb "do" so it is does" and the last word "amain" is a synonym of "quickly."
Keep it, because it draws on information discussed throughout the passage to suggest that the audience take a different, more practical approach to language learning.
