The underlined phrase is an example of which of these poetic devices?
C. Alliteration
It says in your reading, so for someone to answer that we need to know the reading material.
I think the correct one is the first, personification
This question is mostly interpretative. However, the majority could agree that the most appropriate answer would be C, as the figurative language and imagery used by the author are used in a manner that they're descriptive enough to keep the suspense of the scene, but not long enough to distract the audience from the events of the plot.