The irony shows that although the Monster is depicted as a monster, it is actually Victor who is the true monster due to everything he has done and the way that he dealt with consequences. The monster is described so as to instill fear, but is not really monstrous in its behavior.
(B) - as to leave the trash can...
Answer:
In general, the active voice makes your writing stronger, more direct, and, you guessed it, more active. The subject is something, or it does the action of the verb in the sentence. With the passive voice, the subject is acted upon by some other performer of the verb.
Pretty sure its a simile. It cant be personification because it says “he” which refers to a living and breathing human. I don’t think it would be a hyperbole because hyperboles are an over exaggerated description. It doesn’t use like or as, so i would say in this case simile.