Modos is not a rhetorical device. Hope this helped.
In the simplest sense, positive means good or the opposite of negative. If you have a positive attitude about homework, for example, you're more likely to get positive feedback on your report card.
Turning point of the story
The answer is: "She was up until long after midnight, turning out leaflets. She did it as if she might have been pounding chilies."
In the story "A Chip of Glass Ruby," by Nadine Gordimer, Mrs. Bamgee is an Indian living in South Africa during apartheid, and acquires a duplicating machine to fight against the injustices of the government and in favor of black people's rights. As a consequence, she is arrested and is committed to give her own life for people's equality, even without the support of her husband.
The answer that would best complete the given statement above would be option D. RHYME and C. METAPHOR. Based on the given passage above, Franklin used RHYME and METAPHOR to express a deeper truth. The words that rhymed are more and shore. Hope this answers your question.