Answer:
The leadership on the farm is a dictatorship. The pigs have all the power and choose who lives and dies. They also much like the Russian government take everything for themselves and make the people of lesser status do all of the work.
I believe 2 shows figurative language.
Explanation:
2 feels like an exaggeration (they have nothing to wear and feel like they'll die) which often correlates with figurative language.
b) transition clauses
