Question

Practice Activity (lesson page 4): Using this sentence from "How NASA Measures the Death of a Glacier from Space": "Standing on frozen ground, tasting air heavy with huckleberries, had to perch on a lofty boulder in order to focus the whole ice mass in my smartphone screen." 1. Is the phrase tasting air heavy with huckleberries* denotative or connotative? Explain how you know this,
In your own words, describe what the sentence means.

Answer 1

1-2 sentences on both

Answer 2

1. The phrase "tasting air heavy with huckleberries" is primarily connotative. This is because it evokes a sensory experience and emotional imagery rather than simply conveying a factual meaning. The word "tasting" implies a rich, immersive experience and suggests sweetness or abundance, while "heavy with huckleberries" provides a lush, vivid image that evokes a sense of place and even nostalgia. It goes beyond the literal meaning of the air having a taste, instead creating an emotional and sensory connection.

2. In my own words, the sentence describes someone who is in a beautiful, remote location at a glacier. They are standing on the cold ground, enjoying the rich scent of the air filled with huckleberries, a type of berry. To fully capture the enormous size of the ice mass for a photograph, they have climbed up onto a high boulder. The sentence paints a picture of both the setting and the effort made to appreciate the grandeur of nature.

Answer 3

1. The phrase "tasting air heavy with huckleberries" is connotative because it uses sensory imagery to evoke a rich and emotional experience, suggesting sweetness and abundance rather than conveying a straightforward fact.

2. The sentence describes someone standing on frozen ground, enjoying the fragrant air filled with huckleberries, and needing to climb onto a high boulder to capture the vastness of the glacier on their smartphone. It illustrates a moment of connection with nature while highlighting the effort to appreciate its grandeur.