Answer:
Denotation = is the literal meaning of the word that can be found in the dictionary. The dictionary meaning of the lofty is having great height or stature.
Conotation= is the symbolic meaning or the wide range of meaning the word carries. connotation of lofty is noble, honorable, arrogant, proud , etc
Explanation:
Ex. of denotation= meaning of word paradise that we find in the dictionary is heaven.
conotation of the word paradise is freedom, happiness, peace, etc that are related to that word.
Answer:
The figurative language is used by the poet to develop the theme of appearance v. reality in the poem "We Wear the Mask." The use of figurative language has helped to bring clarity to the text.
Explanation:
"We Wear the Mask" is a poem written by Paul Laurence Dunbar. The poem speaks about the identity crises when people are faced with racism. The poet brings a strong message through this poem, that people who suffer from racism are taught to wear a mask of happiness and smile to show that the racism does not affect them and to pretend that everything is okay. But, on the contrary, it does affect them mentally and emotionally.
<u>The figurative languages used by Dunbar in the poem are personification, symbolism, apostrophe</u>.
Personification is used in the line '<u>We wear the mask that grins and lies</u>.' Personification is a literary device that is used to show human emotions and characteristics to inhuman objects such as animals. In this line 'mask' which is a non-living object, is shown with human emotions of smiling and grinning.
Symbolism is used in the same line '<u>we wear the mask that grins and lies</u>.' In this line symbolism is used in the word 'mask' which symbolizes an act of hiding true identity. It is an act of disguising yourself and not revealing who you are truly. Since the theme of the poem is hiding true identity, this symbolism is an important figurative device.
The other device used by the poet is apostrophe in line '<u>We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries</u>.' Apostrophe is a device that is used to speak directly to someone who is not present while speaking or is dead, or to an inanimate object. The poet is speaking in this line and calling to great Jesus Christ.
These figurative language has helped to bring clarity and understanding of the theme and the text. And also the message that the poet wants to convey through this poem.
Readers are able to relate to the narrators message
Some of the ways to use the reading strategy of chunking the words are:
- List unfamiliar words
- Find out the meaning of the words
- Make use of context clues
- Use synonyms
- Paraphrase
- Read aloud, etc.
<h3>What is Chunking the Text?</h3>
This refers to the reading strategy that is used to organize a large text into subsections that would make it easier to read and understand the text.
Hence, we can see that with the above tips, you can read the free-verse narrative passage from <em>Under the Mesquite</em>, understand it and then chunk the words to find if it uses clear transitions or not.
Also, transition words are used to show the link between ideas in a sentence and they include words like: "because, therefore, but", etc.
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Catastrophe is the tragic element