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Your Thoughts:
Which text is more convincing? Why?
Denotation:
The dictionary definition
of a word.
Connotation:
What you think of or
the emotions you feel when
you hear a word.
HOME:
1. A place where one lives; a residence
OR: happiness, comfort,
family, warmth
LIGHT:
1 the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
OR: Light makes me think of happiness. Light is the opposite of darkness. I think of darkness as evil and light as good.
Why did King use this word?
King probably used this word to show that the Emancipation Proclamation got rid of evil and brought good and happiness.
FLAMES:
a hot glowing body of ignited
gas that is generated by something
When I hear “flames” what do I think of? I think of fire. Fire is hot and painful. I also can think about religion. King was a very religious man and he might use this word to make the reader think about Hell.
Why did King use this word?
He is saying that the black slaves are basically living in Hell and they are being freed from the pains of Hell.
YOUR TURN!
DAYBREAK:
the time in the morning when daylight first appears; dawn
What emotions do you
think of? What connotations does this word have?
I think of a new beginning and starting fresh.
Each new day is a time to start again.
Why did King use this word?
King was saying that the Emancipation Proclamation was a new beginning for blacks.
NIGHT:
the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; the time from sunset to sunrise
I think of darkness, evil, sadness.
Why would King use
this word?
King was saying that blacks were living in
darkness and sadness. They were stuck in the
evil and sad world where they did not have
freedom (they were in captivity).
CHAINS:
a connected flexible series of metal
links used for fastening or securing
objects and pulling or supporting loads.
What emotions and ideas do you connect
to this word? What is the connotation?
I think about something that is holding someone back. I think about being trapped.
Why would King use this word?
King chose this word to show how blacks are
being discriminated against, which is holding
them back.They are trapped in a place in society
where they do not have equal rights and cannot
improve their lives.
What emotions and ideas do you connect
to this word? What is the connotation?