Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

Answer 1

The denotative meaning of peculiar is "belonging to one person." The connotative meaning of this word kind of has a negative feeling. In the second sentence, the connotative meaning is slightly more positive than the first statement, although it still seems a bit negative. I think that connotative meanings help establish a meaningful tone in any text because they give of the feeling of if they are negative or positive which in turn helps the readers understand the tone of the overall story.