... associations. 2 .6. 2 Distinction between denotation and connotation Consider the following table and identify denotation and connotation via their main features. http://www.ebook.edu.vn 46 2.8.7 ... ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 16. After she heard the good news, she grinned like a mule eating briars. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ... I haven’t seen you for ages. (= for a few weeks, for a couple of months, for a while) 2.8 .6 Litotes Litotes, which is also called meiosis, is the use of deliberately gentler, milder or...