I think it's A. It is definally not the climax as this happens when Beowulf kills the monster. It's not the resolution either as it is the first part of the text. Also, exposition seems a little unrelated.
<span>Static-lacking in movement, action, or change, especially in a way viewed as undesirable or uninteresting.
It's saying the temperature was static till the wind blew. That means the temp stayed the same.</span>
