Is “the snow was a blanket ,covering the entire ground” a metaphor, smilie, or a personification?

Which best describes the author's purpose in these frames of iqbal? to describe to the reader what happened at the wedding to show iqbal's pain and confusion after his debt increased to inform the reader about how iqbal escaped from the factory to persuade the reader to pay off the debt of child laborers

What does this excerpt explain about this setting

Which type of connection does the author readers make by including information about bull connor