You seem to have every kind of verb form present in this selection. I'm going to list them all and what they do.
being blind: It is a participle and it is a participle phrase. But is it an adjective?
was is a linking verb for the main clause. It is not a candidate at all.
set is the predicate of the subordinate clause beginning with except not a candidate.
stood second main clause predicate verb.
gazed a verb form for the main clause.
had died. Main clause verb. Not the answer.
having been long enclosed is close. Unfortunately it is a gerund phrase which is an object of a preposition (from). It likely is the second best answer.
hung main clause verb.
found main clause verb
The rest don't matter they are linking verbs or main clause verbs or subordinate clause verbs.
The only one you really could choose is being blind. It describes street.
Photocopy
Photocopier
Telephoto
Photosynthesis
Photocell
In a more complex plot diagram, you will often see these categories going up and down the stairs to the climax in order:
Exposition/Beginning, Rising Action, Climax/Middle, Falling Action, and then the Resolution/End.
This helps to remember because the rising action (building of the conflict) would be categorized and placed before the climax. The climax should also be known as when the conflict is finally brought to the surface. A character should spend their entire falling action trying to find a way to resolve it. Because of this, your answer is going to be 'in the beginning.' This is when you are going to see the conflict start to build as it struggles to reach the middle or the climax. Remember that the climax is most likely where you are going to hit the breaking point and major importance of the conflict. You are rising (action) and building up towards it.
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