The correct option is D.
Ration refers to a fixed amount of a particular commodity which is officially allowed during a time of shortage such as the one experience during war time. A similar word that can be used instead of ration is portion.
Answer:
Personification
Explanation:
By saying that the two locks of hair conspired to do something, the author is attributing a characteristic of human nature to the locks of hair which on fact are non living (or human) entities