connotationThe feeling a word carries beyond its dictionary meaning.
You’ll leave with these skills
01Tell whether a word praises or criticizes what it describesLook at how the passage treats the person or thing the word describes, and check whether each choice carries the same approval or disapproval.
02Explain the point a metaphor or simile makesWhen a phrase can’t be true as written, say in plain words what it means about the thing it describes.
03Pin down which quality of a comparison the author meansList what the compared thing can suggest, and use the words around it to pick the one the author means.
04Catch choices that read a comparison literally or exaggerate its feelingCross out any choice that reads the phrase as literally true or names a feeling stronger than the passage’s words show.
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