Read the following poem, "a jelly-fish" by marianne moore: visible, invisible, a fluctuating charm an amber-tinctured amethyst inhabits it, your arm approaches and it opens and it closes; you had meant to catch it and it quivers; you abandon your intent. which aspect of this poem most clearly marks it as a work of modernism? a. if focuses on the jellyfish as a single, specific image. b. it explores the disillusionment with the american dream. c. its subject is based on a paradox. d. it avoids using rhythm or rhyme.

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.