Question

Scattered across the room was a downpour of paper that seemed to grow larger every day. Stella couldn't take it any longer. She was drowning in homework and projects. Life as a student at Inglewood Middle School definitely required willpower that she seemed to no longer have. Stella stared at the papers until they blurred together to make a larger mound; she gasped in fear. After a while, with trembling hands, she lifted a sheet from the very top of the stack. The entire heap of papers collapsed on top of her.

In the context of the story, what does the word drowning connote?

Answer 1

Completely overrun

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because "Determining the connotation of words and phrases often depends on how they are used in the story. In this case, Stella is overrun with papers in her room; the stacks of paper are called a downpour. Therefore, the reader can tell that the word "drowning" connotes the feeling of being completely overrun with schoolwork."

Answer 2

the word drowning connotes that stella feels overwhelmed with her schoolwork and this feeling of being overwhelmed makes her feel likes she is drowning.

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