Question

Which statement uses the denotative form of the word snake?

He took my savings, the snake, and then seemed to totally disappear.

The salesman seemed smooth and deadly as a snake to the customers.

She moved fast like a snake but fortunately did not enjoy eating live mice.

The snake we discovered hiding in the woodshed was nearly seven feet long

Answer 1

It's actually very simple, because, denotative = the literal definition. aka what you'd find in a dictionary.

Therefore, the answer would be;

D.) The snake we discovered hiding in the woodshed was nearly seven feet long.

Since it does not include an analogy or allusion, this answer choice uses the exact meaning of "snake"

Answer 2

the snake we discovered hiding in the woodshed was nearly seven feet long.