The strict, literal, dictionary definition of the word.
Example:
....And on a day we meet to walk the line
And set the wall between us once again.
We keep the wall between us as we go.
To each the boulders that have fallen to each.
-Mending Wall
Explanation:
The example of denotation in The Mending Wall, is the wall. This is an example of both connotation, and denotation. For the denotation, it is physically describing the barrier, the wall. Robert Frost uses this as a denotation because it is simple, yet very significant. The main purpose of denotation is to show the reader in simple way what is happening without any tricks, thinking, or analysis.
The example of denotation in The Mending Wall, is the wall. This is an example of both connotation, and denotation. For the denotation, it is physically describing the barrier, the wall. Robert Frost uses this as a denotation because it is simple, yet very significant. The main purpose of denotation is to show the reader in simple way what is happening without any tricks, thinking, or analysis.
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