The denotation of a word is the dictionary meaning or meanings of the word.
The connotation of a word is what it suggests beyond what it expresses: its overtones of meaning.
Read Emily Dickinson's poem There is no Frigate like a Book. Pay particular attention to her word choice. What is lost if miles is substituted for "Lands" (2) or cheap for "frugal" (7)? Are there any other words that, if modified, would change the meaning/impact of the poem? Comment your answers below.
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