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.
1. <span>To inform readers about a topic using facts and details
2. </span><span>Introduction</span>
It would say that this sentence presents two examples of personification.
By personification, we understand that "<span>the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form"
In this quote Time is capitalized that is why it can be considered a personification of time, it is taken as a subject. And on the other hand, the bridge is related to the verb "sweep" which is applied to people.</span>