Renting a house to live in is a good idea for people who do not want to buy or own a property or wishes to live at a particular place permanently. Renting is also more appropriate for those people who currently do not have much amount of money to buy a property.
One more advantage of renting a house is the lower up front cost. People those who rents a house or take a house for lease would have to pay a lower amount of up front cost to the owner as advance money.
I think it is personification, because personification means to make non living things sound real, and the lines 149-151 follow that. “The taut gut vibrating hummed and sang a swallow’s note.”
The best and most correct answer among the choices provided by the question is the first choice. Jocasta is Oedipus's wife. I hope my answer has come to your help. God bless and have a nice day ahead! Feel free to ask more questions.
