A past participle is a form of verbs that, if formed regularly, has the form of "stem+ed".
The past participle of "tangle" is "tangled" and the sentence with the past participle is:
I stepped into the middle of the tangled vines.
(actually the last sentence also has a past participle in it, but not only, so I am not choosing it).
In this sentence convention would mean a way in which something is usually done
A. is science fiction and is a present element.
Answer: The setting of “The Colomber” is the sea. The sea is a spooky setting because it has so many unexplored regions, too deep for most man-made machines to explore. It is also spooky that the colomber wanders the ocean because the oceans are all interconnected. Stefano will always be on some continent surrounded by ocean. Although he may be far away from the edge of shore, he’s always surrounded. This enforces the theme in the story that one cannot escape one’s fears. No matter where Stefano is, the lure and the presence of the ocean (which is home to the creature he most fears) is always waiting for him.
