Which statement uses the denotative form of the word snake?
He took my savings, the snake, and then seemed to totally disappear.

The salesman seemed smooth and deadly as a snake to the customers.

She moved fast like a snake but fortunately did not enjoy eating live mice.

The snake we discovered hiding in the woodshed was nearly seven feet long.

Question

Which statement uses the denotative form of the word snake? 
 He took my savings, the snake, and then seemed to totally disappear. 

 The salesman seemed smooth and deadly as a snake to the customers. 

 She moved fast like a snake but fortunately did not enjoy eating live mice. 

 The snake we discovered hiding in the woodshed was nearly seven feet long.

larseighner · Answer

"Denotative form" is some pedagogue's attempt to make English incomprehensible.  It just means "literal."  Which sentence uses "snake" in its literal meaning?