CONNOTATIONS AND EFFECT CHART

· Choose the words that are most descriptive.

· Discuss what these words make you think of (connotations).

• Discuss how these words make you feel (effect).

Imagery	Connotations	Effect
“We are Geats, Men who follow Higlac. My father Was a famous soldier, known far and wide As a leader of men. His name was Edgetho.
Of Herot, covered with hammered gold And glowing in the sun—that most famous of all dwellings, Towering majestic, its glittering roofs Visible far across the land
They have seen my strength for themselves, Have watched e rise from the darkness of war, Dripping with my enemies’ blood.
I swam In the blackness of night, hunting monsters Out of the ocean, and killing them one By one; death was my errand and the fate They had earned.

Look at the effects column. What do all of the words listed there have in common? How are they similar? Explain.