If this is about Edgar Allan Poe, then the answers are most likely
1- A
2-C
A is the answer, the others have nothing to do with adjectives
To prevent from succeeding.
The correct option is A.
Trying to select the best solution implies that some solution options had already been considered for consideration and these options are the only ones that will be focused on during the process of choosing the best option. Thus, during the process of choosing the best option, the team members can not look at the problem form every angle, they can only focus on the solution options that are been considered.
These lines demonstrate the political activism of his poetry because it goes to show his perspective on America, while also protesting against American racism which was almost at its peak at the time he wrote this poem