Question

Read the following poem and answer the question that follows.

O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills;
For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths—for you the shores a—crowding;
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;
Here Captain! dear father!
This arm beneath your head;
It is some dream that on the deck,
You've fallen cold and dead.

What connotation does the poet use for the words in bold?

Celebration
Fury
Romance
Misery

Answer 1

Which words are in bold but I know it's between misery and celebration because in the beginning of the poem, they are celebrating the war being over..until they realize the captain has died too.

Answer 2

Oh sorry forgot about that part, It's from bouquets and Wreaths

Answer 3

@Love_Ranaa

Answer 4

Wait, would it not be Celebration? using the context, everyone being joyful?

Answer 5

Connotation is what you associate with a word, like with the word party you might think of birthdays or celebration.

So with wreaths and bouquets, do you think of celebration or misery?

Answer 6

I guess, Misery. sound more appropriate with that sentence.

Answer 7

Misery is sadness and it says people are cheering for him with flowers and wreaths so I think that would be happiness.

Answer 8

I'm still kind of confused, I think it could go either way, with the turn in the end.

Answer 9

But I do see where you are coming from,

Answer 10

Connotation- words you associate with something
Denotation- the definition of a word