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.
Lets begin with the definition of an idiom:
An idiom is a widely used saying or expression that contains a figurative meaning that is different from the phrase's literal meaning. For example, if you say you're feeling “under the weather,” you don't literally mean that you're standing underneath the rain.
To me "under the weather" means not feeling well, my assumption being that the rain is the symbolism for sadness.
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Squeaky is stubborn, but in a loving way. She is stubborn because even though she is little, she still wants to try to take on bigger kids to protect Raymond. She is also very supportive because she helps Raymond when he gets bullied and supports him.
That's all I have for now but I'm sure you can figure out the rest.