By the road to the contagious hospital
under the surge of the blue
mottled clouds driven from the
northeast a cold wind. Beyond, the
waste of broad, muddy fields
brown with dried weeds, standing and fallen

patches of standing water
the scattering of tall trees

All along the road the reddish
purplish, forked, upstanding, twiggy
stuff of bushes and small trees
with dead, brown leaves under them
leafless vines

Lifeless in appearance, sluggish
dazed spring approaches-

What connotations do many of the words in the excerpt have in common?
A. Spring
B. Boredom
C. Dying
D. Danger

Question

By the road to the contagious hospital
under the surge of the blue
mottled clouds driven from the
northeast  a cold wind. Beyond, the
waste of broad, muddy fields
brown with dried weeds, standing and fallen

patches of standing water
the scattering of tall trees

All along the road the reddish
purplish, forked, upstanding, twiggy
stuff of bushes and small trees
with dead, brown leaves under them
leafless vines

Lifeless in appearance, sluggish
dazed spring approaches-

What connotations do many of the words in the excerpt have in common?
 		A.	Spring
 		B.	Boredom
 		C.	Dying
 		D.	Danger

ambermarie151 · Answer

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21aliosb · Answer

dying so c. if you notice there is alot of the word "dead" in the excerpt.