Watch this video to get extra help with connotation and denotation! Writers select words with careful deliberation based on both MEANING and on how they FEEL to the reader.
Remember, "DENOTATION DICTIONARY, DENOTATION DICTIONARY!"
This video explains Euphony and Cacophony and WHY poets use these in their writing. You can ignore the assignment at the end since we aren't writing poetry. But through a song and two very different poems, you will see and hear them both. Hopefully after this video, you will understand the difference!