Denotation means... Select one:
the figurative meaning of a word to represent a feeling.
the negative meaning of a word.
the literal dictionary definition of a word.
the positive meaning of a word.

the figurative meaning of a word to represent a feeling

Explanation:

for example we have the colour blue which means a colour like , this ball is blue

then blue can also mean sad

she is very blue today , here we use blue as a feeling

the literal dictionary definition of a word

-the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

-the opposite of denotation is connotation which is the feeling you get from a certain word

the answer should be d) he was one of those young thousands who greeted the war with a certain amount of relief, welcoming the liberation from webs of tangled emotion" since it is the best option because it shows his desire to free himself. 

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cassius, casca, and their allies plant false documents to manipulate brutus to join their cause to remove caesar. after doing so, they visit brutus at night in his home to persuade him of their views. there they plan caesar's death. brutus is troubled but refuses to confide in his devoted wife, portia. on 15 march, caesar's wife, calpurnia, urges him not to go to the senate. she has had visionary dreams and fears the portents of the overnight storms.