The only thing on there that actually made sense was the Dry:Air, but flood doesn't mean air. :/
This is more of a psychology question than an English question, but coping mechanisms in general are all used to deal with stress. Stress covers a variety of influences as anything that affects one's mental or physical state.
Answer: C
Explanation: because when you read the meaning is how it feels to not feel free and to contained not only literally but by state of mind i don't know if im right but i really understand poems like this I HOPE THIS HELPS.