C) is the correct one.
As a professional actress, I believe that C) is the correct answer. A, B, and D are allowed, but not recommended by authors. The directors do have the right to interpret the story any which way they want.
I believe A is the correct answer
Answer:
1. simile
2. hyperbole
3. idiom
4. metaphor
5. personification
6. alliteration
7. alliteration
8. using a word to represent an abstract idea
9. a second chance
10. "The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended."