What does connotation mean? A. the literal meaning of a message being communicated B. the type of appeal used in a visual C. the meaning interpreted by studying elements of a visual

C. The meaning interpreted by studying elemnts of a visual.

i believe the answer is: a.  abstract forms were often used to represent human figures.

representing human figures in abstract forms is often used in the geometric period, not hellenistic  period.   during the hellenistic  period,   aesthetic value derived from creating arts which mimic the actual shape of a certain object or individuals.

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