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 William Carlos Williams, "Spring and All" Which word from this excerpt of William Carlos Williams's "Spring and All" has the most negative connotation?

Answer 1

contagious for apex......

Answer 2

The correct answer is contagious.

Connotation refers to your personal opinions about a particular words, and the feelings that a word can elicit from you. When you think about the word contagious, only negative emotions will appear - because if something is contagious, it is infectious, can transmit various diseases, etc.