What kind of figurtive language is this sentence and why "the soft unbroken snow seemed to advertise solidity beneath."

Ineed simplifying this thesis and making it easier to understand for the reader (more concise) "no matter how religious one may be, one’s faith tends to change under unexpected and challenging circumstances."

Why did orson welles change the beginning of the war of the worlds for his radio broadcast? a. to capture the attention of his listeners, who may have been doing other things b. to get around copyright laws associated with using material from a published book c. to ask members of the audience to call family and friends and encourage them to listen d. to remind listeners to call police for more information

Asymbol always — a. gives human qualities to nonhuman things b. uses a connective word such as like or as c. stands both for itself and for something else d. presents an apparent contradiction that is actually true