'Donkey sang like a star' uses 'like' for comparison, making it a simile (A-I). 'The stone smiled at me' gives human qualities to a stone, making it personification (B-II). 'Lion listened longingly' repeats the 'l' sound, making it alliteration (C-III). 'The Rose of the class' directly equates a person to a rose, making it a metaphor (D-IV). This matches option 1.