The correct answer should be C. The smell of bacon and eggs was my alarm clock on cold mornings.
To help you in the future, just remember that figurative language is essentially just a statement that isn't literal. In A and B, both of those things actually happened. However, for C, bacon and eggs didn't start ringing an alarm to wake them up.
You would never know what the setting is,if the characters are not known and if the settings are unknown the story would have to turn to the theme or the plot. when the charaters are unknown the effect is losing place in the story. It might be confusing but if it help letme know!!
C.writing immortal poetry
Your family is a dependent clause as well as Venice. :)