It is very important to make use of vivid words in writing poems and fiction stories. The main reason for vivid words in poetry and fiction is clearly visualize a scene, a setting and an event. These vivid words tends to bring the readers to the place or the scene of the story.
C. giving human characteristics to an object.
This would not be a simile because there is not comparison (like or as are used in similes) this is actually C. because the author is describing the scenery so that the reader is able to imagine it.