DENOTATION & CONNOTATION

Denotative is true literal meaning of a word. For example, the word 'HOME' has denotative 'Place where we live in'. Meanwhile, referring to the association Connotation meaning, emotions and feelings that are bound in a word. Contonya, connotative meanings of the word 'HOME' is 'Family', 'Love', 'Comfort' or 'Security'.

Broadly speaking, the connotative meaning is divided into three:
1.    Positive (Favorable) Connotation - is a positive association of a word.

2.    Negative (Unfavorable) Connotation - is the word associations that cause a negative

       response to the word in question.

3.    Neutral Connotation - It is said that did not bring any emotional reaction.

Other examples can be seen in the following list:

Word	Denotation meaning	Connotation meaning
Rain	Water that falls in drops from the cloud	Freshness, coolness, misery, depression
White	The color white Connotative	Innocence, puriy, beauty, peace
Rose	Flower with a sweet smell connotative	Beauty, special days, love, romance
Wolf	A wild animal related to the dog	Danger, fear, courage
Doll	Child’s toy in the shape of a person	Joy, smile, beauty

If you someday find a passage in English, or even when engaged in conversation in English, maybe you can find the words actually used figuratively so you have to guess in advance meaning behind those words.