A connotation is the feeling a word invokes. A denotation is what the word literally says.
Example: If these words were on a trip, connotation would be the baggage, and denotation would be the traveler.
It might be stated that Mill employed a combination of formal and informal tone in "On liberty..", by developing some complex ideas, meanings and expressions. The author used metaphors and figurative languages to appeal to the audience. It might be added that Mill wrote those who agreed with him and he discussed his thesis by attacking the conservatives.
He used frases such as <span> "no one's idea," "no one should assert," "it would be absurd," "nobody denies" . </span>
Hour means what time it is
spring means to like jump into action, or get onto the crisis
Trail, dark (but they is a pronoun.)