(A) "The wind whispered through the trees" → Wind is given the human ability to whisper, which is Personification (IV).
(B) "A plumber's house always has a leaking tap" → It's ironic that a plumber who fixes leaks has one in their own home, which is Irony (III).
(C) "She opened her eyes to the deafening silence" → "Deafening silence" combines contradictory terms, which is Oxymoron (II).
(D) "The buzzing bees drew attention" → The repetition of the 'b' sound is Alliteration (I).
Hence, Option 1: (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I) → This correctly matches each sentence with its corresponding figure of speech: personification attributes human qualities to non-human entities, irony highlights the contradiction between expectation and reality, oxymoron juxtaposes contradictory terms, and alliteration repeats consonant sounds at the beginning of words → correct