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


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