Personification is the figure of speech in which the human characteristics are attributed to non-human things. The abstract qualities of humans are intended in non-human things. In the above lines of the poem "Song of Myself" written by Walt Whitman, the hawk has been personified as a person. The qualities of complaining and accusing are attributed in the hawk.
I am not sure but from reading and understanding I think the best answer choice is C. Many athletes might have decided not to attend the Olympics if they were held as scheduled.