An author trying to generate particular feelings would use connotation
Connotations give feelings that surpass the literal meanings that they represent. It is a contrast to the word "denotation" that represents the literary idea or meaning of a word.
Therefore, an author can generate a particular feeling in his audience or readers by employing the use of connotations.
Other options do not represent the generation of certain feelings in audience
"I think you're beautiful but I will beat you if you continue bragging about your looks" or "*insert name here*, you're pretty or whatever but you do too much and it makes you a little ugly"
