Looking at a Rose
Denotation - dictionary terms, scientific classification
a : any of a genus (Rosa of the family Rosaceae, the rose family) of usually prickly shrubs with pinnate leaves and showy flowers having five petals in the wild state but being often double or partly double under cultivationb : the flower of a rose
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Rosoideae
Genus: Rosa
There are more than 100 species.
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Rosoideae
Genus: Rosa
There are more than 100 species.
Connotation - associations
love, represents beauty
relationships
box of chocolate
Valentines Day
There's an imaginary halo circled around the rose. Metaphors go into the halo and see the rose as something more than what is stated by its denotation. This process works like our mind. Our mind doesn't go by just what is literal; our mind works by association. Everything can, if we let our minds delve, represent something else. Music, characters, actions all don't have to directly state meaning.
However, we make many assumptions when making metaphors or connections. We pile and pile thoughts upon ideas upon facts. A lot can be processed when thinking about only one concept. However, the fix to help us understand better is easy. Go for something direct when examining.
The best explanation is the simplest.
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