What figurative language is this?

just as, of course, it [getting my distance] was an initial step when, in my first journalism job, i stumbled onto making pictures with a camera. frame, proportion, perspective, the values of light and shade, all are determined by the distance of the observing eye.
simile
hyperbole
personification
point of view

Which if the following does the communist party do through it's party organization? select all that apply.ensures freedom of the people recruits members and leaders develops policy indoctrinates the people maintains discipline

Meaning to its abbreviation. 1. contraction gr. 2. obsolete as 3. greek pl. 4. anglo-saxon obs. 5. plural g. 6. german ff. 7. that is pron. 8. colloquialism colloq. 9. following i.e. 10. pronoun contr.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.