Tuesday, October 28, 2008

objects and my denotative. connotative

hair ties, make-up, dance shoes, hair, tights, fabric, things on costume, hair gel, fabric, sheerness, patterns, thread, fiber, samite, flowers, pennies, dimes, quarters, nickels, paper, coins, hair, beads, ribbon, ruffles, lace, bags, plastic or paper, texture of a trash can, PAPER!, things that go with dresses, necklace, hair pieces, earrings, bracelets, shoes


Dancing in my silks:
denotative: dance, outfit, ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, partners, pointe, pajamas, feet
connotative: movement, rhythm, dashing, emotion, colors, gravity, relaxed, released, whirl, prance, jig, frolic

Money tossed itself away....:
denotative: quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies, trash, dollars, finance, check, fund, payment, launch, pitch
connotative: booty, green, silver, gold, riches, sway, tumble, joggle, propel, beyond, absent, forever

Pretty, this paper dress:
denotative: cute, fair, beautiful, appealing, tasteful, disposable, paper-thin, journal, news, apparel, gown
connotative: eyeful, notable, ingenious, tempting, analysis composition, plaster covering, shift, threads, sartorial

1 comment:

jamie said...

Words with potential for further exploration as shapes:

dance (abstracted movement), lyrical, partners, feet, movement, rhythm, whirl

coins, dollars, launch, propel

beautiful, paper-thin, threads (this third line needs more words to work from)