Probably a. personification since the other answers don't make sense. Also the "blood" is given a human quality to "approve" which is what personification is defined by.
Explanation:
I play football.
in passive voice
Football is played by me.
I am playing football.
in passive voice
Football is being played by me.
I believe the correct answer is D. It builds a sense of anticipation and mystery.
This is the moment when Lady of Shalott is about to make her fatal transgression and activate the curse. She is never supposed to look directly outside the window. Yet, here she is very intrigued by what she thinks is there - the young and handsome knight Lancelot.
In "The Black Cat", by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator's participation in the cat's death foreshadows
Foreshadow is a literary device, that consists of clues to suggest what is going to happen later in the story. In this short story, the narrator starts saying that he is about to be hanged the day after he wants to give a detailed description of the occurrences that led to his confinement. He himself is going to be hanged as punishment for his crimes, the same way in which he hanged Pluto, his first black cat.
It can allow a community to elaborate on said hoax and spread several variations of it.