What type of figurative language is "the soft, unbroken snow seemed to advertise solidity beneath."

What is the central idea of this excerpt?

How does langston hughes incorporate meter into his poetry? he envisions a blues singer, singing a raggy tune . he incorporates it to reflect a blues musical timing. he writes jingles for the advertising of depression medication.

Ead this excerpt from the introduction to wheels of change by sue macy. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons. why does the author include this excerpt?