Answer:
First.... Not after a period time ..
After a period OF time ..
It means after a long time
Option 5/ Option E
Personification
Reason
In a literal sense, Pucks cannot run, but the writer used the phrase ran. Ran is a verb not used for inanimate/ non-living things
Hope that helps
To grow is an a. infinitive because it is a basic verb phrase. The plant would be going to something if this was a preposition.