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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?

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