When reading a passage that describes a character trying to get out of an extremely dangerous situation, one would expect the author to use Suspense. When the suspense is used in the writing it is tried to maintain the expectation on a resolution or the state of tension in a certain situation. The impatient expectation of the viewer or reader is sought for the development of an action.
The literary device used in these lines is Personification.
The personification is a figure of speech in which a thing is given human attributes. The non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they have the capacity to act like human beings. This device makes the piece more interesting to read and makes it more sensitive to the reader.
I think the answer is c, because of her response to the girls.