D. Personification. The sun is a thing, so it can't do humanly actions like sleep or wear a hat
I think it’s C not sure tho
In H. G. Wells's The Time Machine, the basic
assumption about life in the future which the Time Traveller makes when he
arrives among the Eloi is:
c. that the future must somehow be an improvement
on the present
<span>The Time Traveller compares the present and
future, notices the present dilemma, and concludes the possible improvement that will
happen in the future.</span>
The best answer would be Letter B - to entertain.
The author merely would like to provide amusement to the readers at his expense. It certainly does not persuade, explain, nor inform anything since it states - <span>But why bother with the descriptions; you’ve probably already grasped the idea!</span> - which could be taken as a witticism.