Answer:
"is" should be are
Explanation:
"the trails" is plural so you have to use "are" rather than is.
Considering you haven't given the actual excerpts, some help would be that direct characterization is as simple as saying "The man is wearing a broad-brimmed hat". It is literally "direct", straight to the point. Hope this helps.
Answer:
A.
Explanation:
It says earlier in the stanza "the giants of the waste" and "tortured by storms".
This symbolizes that the forest was not at all at peace, then we have a later on much more serene quiet and lovely description.