Connotation, Denotation and Representation

Connotation, Denotation and Representation 

Denotation: 

• A man, women and child holding hands
• The sun shining over the hills
• Lots of hills and greenery
• The family are walking towards the lake
• Everyone in the picture is wearing short sleeve tops
• The sun is reflecting of the water 

Connotation: 

• The man and the women are both holding the child's hand - this connotes that they are a family and are spending time together
• The sun is shining over the hills - this connotes that this picture was taken around summer time because the sun is out and its a nice day
• There is lots of hills and greenery - this connotes that the family could be in the countryside or could be on a holiday. 
• The family are walking towards the lake - this connotes that because it was such a nice day, the family wanted to spend time together and sit by the lake
• Everyone in the picture is wearing short sleeve tops - this connotes that it was a hot day
• The sun is reflecting of the water - this also connotes it was a sunny day as you can see that the sun is reflecting.  

Representation: 

• I think that this picture is representing spending time with your families in the summer.