CONNOTATION EXAMPLES IN LITERATURE
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Darkness in Macbeth
Shakespeare's use of darkness connotes evil and chaos in Macbeth's world
Light in To Kill
Harper Lee's light connotes hope and innocence in To Kill a Mockingbird
Nature in Wuthering
Bronte's nature connotes wild and free in Wuthering Heights novel
Fire in Fahrenheit
Bradbury's fire connotes destruction and knowledge in Fahrenheit 451
Water in Great
Fitzgerald's water connotes wealth and class in The Great Gatsby
Shadows in Dracula
Stoker's shadows connotes fear and horror in Dracula novel
Silence in 1984
Orwell's silence connotes oppression and control in 1984 dystopia
Colors in Alice
Carroll's colors connotes fantasy and madness in Alice in Wonderland
Night in Crime
Dostoevsky's night connotes crime and punishment in Crime and Punishment
Isolation in Frankenstein
Shelley's isolation connotes loneliness and monstrosity in Frankenstein novel
Darkness in Shakespeare
Connotation of darkness in Shakespeare's works symbolizes evil
Green Light in Gatsby
Green light connotes hope and longing in F Scott Fitzgerald's novel
Fire in Jane Eyre
Fire represents passion and destruction in Charlotte Bronte's classic
Island in Lord Flies
Island connotes isolation and savagery in William Golding's novel
