For each set of words, categorize each word as Positive, Negative, or Neutral.
1. gaze, look, stare
2. fragrance, odor, smell
3. manipulate, persuade, convince
4. delayed, late, tardy
5. interested, nosy, curious
6. lazily, slowly, leisurely
7. ask, demand, request
8. gathering, crowd, mob
9. slim, skinny, skeletal
10. discuss, debate, argue
11. observe, watch, spy
12. gossip, talk, chat
13. beast, animal, pet
14. exotic, foreign, strange
15. find, detect, snoop
16. sound, melody, noise
17. isolation, privacy, alone
18. assertive, confident, pushy
19. venerable, old, decrepit

Denotation is the basic meaning of the word which can be found in the dictionary (neutral).

Connotation is a form that word can have and it depends on emotions, attitude and feelings (positive or negative connotation).

Positive:

gaze

fragrance

persuade

delayed

curious

leisurely

request

gathering

slim

debate

observe

chat

pet

exotic

Negative:

stare

odor

manipulate

tardy

nosy

lazily

demand

mob

skinny

argue

spy

gossip

beast

strange

Neutral:

look

smell

convince

late

interested

slowly

ask

crowd

skeletal

discuss

watch

talk

animal

foreign

the thesis statement : d

animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.