Which of the following best supports your understanding of the denotative meaning of a word?

the denotative meaning of a word communicates all of the feelings and associations a person has with that word.

the denotative meaning of a word involves the meanings and feelings we associate with a word, as opposed to the dictionary definition of that word.

the denotative meaning of a word involves the breaking down of a word into its component parts so you can understand it.

the denotative meaning of a word involves the actual, dictionary definition of a word.

The correct answer is - The denotative meaning of a word involves the actual, dictionary definition of a word.

A denotative meaning refers to the meaning of a word that you would read in a dictionary - what that word actually refers to. On the other hand, a connotative meaning has to do with your opinions, feelings, emotions which appear when you think about a particular word, so the other options actually refer to connotation, rather than denotation.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)