Denotations and Connotations
20th september tuesday 2022 to analyse texts using correct terminology Today for media studies we are looking at denotations and connotations Denotations are the obvious literal things shown on the piece of media Connotations are the underlying meanings and metaphors. The denotations of this piece of media is that of a pale woman with a moth covering her mouth. However you can theorise of the connotations of this like the woman is pale because she is dead and the moth covering her mouth is eating her. Her eyes could be red to symbolise the blood that she has seen? or her own blood? and the darkness around could symbolise her being dead.
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