AP Lit 1/10/17

Agenda

1. Connotation warm-up (below) (10 points class participation)
2. Denotation and Connotation Handout (attached below) from Moon, Brian. Literary Terms: A Practical Glossary. Urbana, IL: NCTE, 1999. Print.
3. Diction and Tone in Love Poems (842-848)

HOMEWORK: Read "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes by clicking here or reading below.  Write a one page analysis focusing on its tone.

Poem for Homework

Connotation Warm-up

Put the words from these pairs into of these two categories: Positive or Negative Connotations

​• refreshing – chilly                • plain – natural         • clever – sly               • cackle – giggle        
• snob – cultured                    • cop – officer             • skinny – slender       • statesman – politician        
• smile – smirk                       • domineering – assertive