I would say A. <span>Samantha laughs louder than any other member of our family.</span>
I am thinking... what is the most likely thing to go for... a walk...
now, is there something that sounds like a walk (note: l is silent) that we can cook in?
Ah, Chinese wok! (a big pot !)
Well, the vowels are slighty different, but I think in some varieties those words could be pronounced the same
Simile: “sprinkles passed over like army scouts;” The comparison connects sparse drops that hint at the full “army” of rain to come.
Personification: "The river was talking to me" The river was not actually talking but the author is giving person-like qualities to the river