This personification includes human actions. Quivering and bending are both actions we can perform, not emotions, feelings, or characteristics.
Orwell suggests that Squealer is persuasive through the description of his appearance and actions. The others said of Squealer that he could turn black into white. This description suggests that Squealer is capable of persuading anyone of anything, a skill Napoleon puts to good use.
A priority is what must happen before others can happen.
1. Go to college
2. Finish high school with a 4.0 Gpa
3. Get a academic scholarship
4. Get a sports scholarship
5. Get an A on this assignment
6. Pass this class
7. Do the dishes when I get home
8. Find a birthday gift for my mom
9. Eat breakfast tomorrow
10. Finish this priorities list.
Hope that helps
To be in a state of activity or production flourished around 1850.