<span>Zeus sends dangerous storms to punish odysseus and his men for their actions on the island of cicones</span>

First of all, let's go over the differences between connotations and denotations.
A word's denotation is a precise, literal definition of what the word means. This is something you can find in a dictionary.
A word's connotation is less precise and more emotional. It's the positive and/or negative associations a word naturally has with it. You can almost think of it as the natural tone of a word.
For example, the word "brilliant" has a more positive connotation that the word "aggressive".
Now, let's look at this specific problem. Out of the four words given, three of them have a more positive connotation. The one with a slightly negative connotation is "shocked".
This is because the word "shocked" is often associated with fearful situations in people's minds.
This is true because it can be used for this. Similes and Metaphors are comparisons that are an example of figurative language!
Answer:
This does not seem like a right or wrong answer but is just a personal question that applies to you. It's asking you to check whichever statements apply to you personally unless I'm missing something.