In the excerpt above, the word "gyre" can best be understood to mean a spiral.
Answer: Option C.
Explanation:
The line ‘Turning and turning in the widening gyre. The falcon cannot hear the falconer’ is from the poem ‘The Second Coming’ which is written by William Butler Yeast’s. In the poem, the word ‘gyre’ refers to spiral or vortex which means s circular or spiral motion. The poet here describes a nightmarish scene where he sees that falcon turns into a widening gyre by making use of terrifying ritualistic language. William believes that the world is closer to revelation.
