Loaded Words - Denotation, Connotation

Question 1

main concept

Answer 1

• loaded words carry an emotionally-charged connotation to give added emphasis usually intended to rouse an emotional response

Question 2

denotation

Answer 2

• the literal or dictionary meaning of a word

Question 3

connotation

Answer 3

• has to do more with the feeling or sense a word conveys

Question 4

loaded words

Answer 4

• have to do with connotation and are words the evoke an extra power of emotion

Question 5

examples

Answer 5

• this was a stellar day

- for him, his quest took him to the mountain top was an epiphany