Question

__________is the literal meaning of a word
___________ describes the feeling a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning.

Tone
nuance
insinuation
denotation
connotation

Answer 1

The correct terms to fill in the blanks are:

**Denotation** is the literal meaning of a word.
**Connotation** describes the feeling a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning.