Asked by Elijah

Read this sentence from lines 18–19 of the poem.

He now had his answer,
laws to uphold him in his downward plunge.

What is the connotation of the word plunge?

Responses

Neutral
Neutral

Positive
Positive

Negative
Negative

Emotional
Emotional

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Negative.

"Plunge" here suggests a sudden, steep fall or decline with dangerous/negative implications — a downward movement that implies loss, ruin, or disaster rather than a neutral or positive action.