Quiz 2: Denotation, Connotation, Tone, and Nuance
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Tone
The author's attitude toward his/her subject and audience
Nuance
a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, feeling, or tone; a gradation
Denotative Meaning
explicit, literal meaning as defined in a dictionary
Connotative Meaning
implied, emotional, contextual, or cultural meaning attached to a word
Inadequate
lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose
Ambiguous
open to more than one interpretation, having a double meaning; unclear
Subtle
so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe
Distort
to give a misleading or false account or impression of
Subtext
unspoken meaning or message in a piece literature
