Page 14 is personification because they are giving something that isn’t living in this case his throat, and making it seem like his throat was choking him and paralyzing his lips as if his throat was a person. Page 13 is personification because the shadow is being treated as if it is a person that is able to move itself around and have the ability to speak even though it’s not living
Most speeches tend to last somewhere around 2-3 minutes so I would go with B. Traveling to Europe, meaning you have extensive knowledge and that leads to more things to talk about and explain