A lesson on: Diction Connotation Tone
Words and the wonderfully illustrious and illuminating imagination CONNOTE DENOTE WORDS CAN: Vs. [Literal][Figurative]
Town / City Clever / Wise Jester / Clown Light / glow bluepink
DICTION and CONNOTATION LET’S APPLY THIS TO A QUICK STUDY OF TWO POEMS: THE WORDS CHOSEN BY THE AUTHOR FOR SPECIFIC EFFECT THE FEELINGS, EMOTIONS AND CULTURAL IDEAS ASSOCIATED WITH WORDS
i am so glad and very merely my fourth will cure the laziest self of weary the hugest sea of shore so far your nearness reaches a lucky fifth of you turns people into eachs and cowards into grow our can'ts were born to happen our mosts have died in more our twentieth will open wide a wide open door we are so both and oneful night cannot be so sky sky cannot be so sunful i am through you so i ee cummings
W. B. Yeats When you are old When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love false or true, But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face; And bending down beside the glowing bars, Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled And paced upon the mountains overhead And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.
i am so glad and very ee cummings i am so glad and very merely my fourth will cure the laziest self of weary the hugest sea of shore so far your nearness reaches a lucky fifth of you turns people into eachs and cowards into grow our can'ts were born to happen our mosts have died in more our twentieth will open wide a wide open door we are so both and oneful night cannot be so sky sky cannot be so sunful i am through you so i When you are old W. B. Yeats When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love false or true, But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face; And bending down beside the glowing bars, Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled And paced upon the mountains overhead And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.
How do you feel about words? WORDAssociations 1Snarl negativeVicious; Angry; fangs; wolf; dark thoughts 2Clap 3Hearth 4Pillow 5Omen 6Slimy 7Feather 8Glue 9Pub 10Brothel 11Divine 12Owl 13Flamingo 14Illuminate 15Descend How important is the CONTEXT of words? How important is the CONTEXT of words?
What are we learning here? DICTION (word choice) is a poet’s most obvious yet most subtle form of expression. The CONNOTATIONS of words (diction) are partly from the Culture around us, and partly from your experiences and imagination. HOWEVER: Can we decide upon the TONE/MOOD based upon the DICTION a poet uses? What other evidence is there but the words!!?
i am so glad and very ee cummings i am so glad and very merely my fourth will cure the laziest self of weary the hugest sea of shore so far your nearness reaches a lucky fifth of you turns people into eachs and cowards into grow our can'ts were born to happen our mosts have died in more our twentieth will open wide a wide open door we are so both and oneful night cannot be so sky sky cannot be so sunful i am through you so i When you are old W. B. Yeats When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love false or true, But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face; And bending down beside the glowing bars, Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled And paced upon the mountains overhead And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.