How does a government typically exercise its power of censorship? (Please help I need this dumbed down if possible it’s so confusing) (37 points)

Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization?

Me read the letter. dear aunt mary, you for the wonderful painting. you are so talented! i was thrilled that you chose to paint horses. you must have remembered that i was crazy about horses when i was a little kid—and i still love them. i have hung the painting in my room so that i can see it every morning when i wake up. your loving niece, celia what makes this letter appropriate for its intended audience? it is written from the third-person point of view. it is concise and impersonal. its sentence structure is varied. its language is informal.

Life is a barren field frozen with snow. what literary device is he using? a.metaphor b. simile c. personification d. none of the above