Read this passage from "The Metamorphosis." Now, unfortunately this flight of the manager also seemed completely to
bewilder his father, who earlier had been relatively calm, for instead of
running after the manager himself or at least not hindering Gregor from his
pursuit, with his right hand he grabbed hold of the manager's cane, which he
had left behind with his hat and overcoat on a chair.
denotative: series of stairs; connotative: imaginative display
denotative: trip by airplane; connotative: rush
denotative: swift movement; connotative: farewell
denotative: act of leaving: connotative: escape