English Language GCSE
Connotation
What Connotation means in English Language GCSE, as defined for OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Connotation
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The ideas, feelings, or associations that a word invokes, in addition to its literal meaning.
The ideas, feelings, or associations that a word suggests, beyond its literal dictionary definition.
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
The ideas, feelings, or associations a word invokes, beyond its literal meaning.
Topics that use Connotation
- Communicating information and ideas (01) (OCR GCSE)
- Reading information and ideas (OCR GCSE)
- Reading meaning and effects (OCR GCSE)
- Writing imaginatively and creatively (OCR GCSE)
- Writing: Fiction and Imaginative Writing (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Register
- Juxtaposition
- Semantic Field
- Cyclical Structure
- Discourse Marker
- Discourse Markers
- Implicit Information
- Syntax
Using Connotation in the exam
Definition questions usually carry one or two marks, and examiners look for the precise wording. Write the definition from memory, check it against the version above, and then use the term in a longer answer on the same topic so it sticks.
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