Answer:
It separates the subject from the predicate.
Personification
It is personification because the qualities of earth, or moreover, society, are given human-like abilities.
Answer:
see below for email
Explanation:
Dear (friend's name),
Thank you for the birthday gift. It was much appreciated! I have been wanting something just like this for a while.
How have you been? It feel like forever since we've last talked. Maybe we could plan to meet sometime in the near future.
Thank you again for the thoughtful gift.
Sincerely,
(your name)
Tony might feel grief for the first time.