What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
A. Connotation is a word's literal meaning, and denotation is the associations attached to a word.
B. Connotation is a word's literal meaning, and denotation is the subtle degrees of difference in a word's meaning.
C. Connotation is the associations attached to a word and denotation is a word's literal meaning.
D. Connotation is the figurative meaning of a word, and denotation is a word's literal meaning.