2. Practicing Denotation and Connotation Below we review the differences between denotative and connotative meanings of words and provide examples.

Level Definition Example Denotative Literal, restrictive definition of a word Teacher: the person primarily responsible for providing your education Connotative Personal, subjective reaction to a word Teacher: the warm, supportive person who fostered a climate in which you could learn or the cold taskmaster who drilled lessons into you and made you feel inferior For each of the following terms, provide a denotative, or dictionary-type, definition; then generate connotative meanings of your own.

Term Denotative Definition Connotative Meanings work parent infidelity professionalism loyalty The Power of Words