<u>Answer:</u>
The description suggests that A: Fear influences what people say and do.
<u>Explanation</u>:
Fear is the clash between our inner sense and outer sense, i.e. clash between what we really are from inside and the pressure of society, family, decisions on outside creates fear in humans.
The fear that arises when we see any wild animal or a danger in front of us results in some chemical reactions in our brain and we react. In any negative situations, when one fears, people tend to react differently and may be say things in a different way. So, option A is correct according to the description given about Gazelle. Other options are incorrect according to the excerpt given.
I would say that the ideal of imagist poetry which is best reflected in this poem is that poets should be able to describe ordinary objects in new ways.
The answer to your question would be that the definition that best identifies and explains the function of the word "tying" as it is used in this sentence is the following one: In the selected sentence, the word "tying" is a verbal that functions as an adverb.
A verbal is a word formed from a verb but functioning as a different part of speech. "Tying his shoe" is a participle phrase. In fact, it is present participle phrase, as it is created from the form of a verb used with the verb to be as an auxiliary verb (progressive tense). Removing the auxiliary verb and using the -ing form of the main verb produces a present participle. In this case the participle is functioning as an adverb because it is telling something about the manner in which Garrett prevented an embarrassing fall. He did this tying his shoe. You can tell this by asking the following question: How did Garrett prevent the embarrassing fall? Tying his shoe.
