Question

read the lines from the poem \the dragonfly.\ you dart into the shadow which consumes you. what is the connotative meaning of the word consumes? hides controls captivates eats

Explanation:

Connotative meaning refers to the implied, figurative sense of a word. In the poem line, the dragonfly moves into shadow, and "consumes" here figuratively means the shadow covers or conceals the dragonfly. "Eats" is the literal definition, while "controls" and "captivates" do not fit the context of a shadow interacting with the dragonfly. "Hides" matches the implied meaning of the shadow enveloping the dragonfly so it is no longer visible.

Answer:

hides