The sentence below appear in a poem with this theme: Believing in yourself is possible even if others don't believe in you? How does the use of the word designated support the poem's theme? "I was born a nobody. I was left to be tended by anybody. I was dismissed by everybody. That was all before I designated myself Somebody. "

A. It describes the development of the speaker's character over time.
B. It hints at some flaws in the speaker's personality.
C. It provides an important clue about the character's background.
D. It shows that the speaker now feels powerful enough to name herself.

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.