E) Death is a dignitary who when he comes announces is to be received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him.
The author made that sentence into personification because they acted as if death was a man, that everyone knew.
In order for me to answer your question I need to be able to read the excerpt of paragraph 11
I believe it is A. Because of the last sentence saying there would be no indication that it was us who put it their.
Answer:
I think its OB
Explanation:
Eye is to seeing as ear is to hearing