I would say its D because it rhymed best to me like seeming (a) then appear(b) esteeming(a) where(b) spring (a) and d is only with ababa
“They were conscious that they were not as other animals.”
“If they worked hard, at least they worked for themselves.”
“All animals were equal.”
Im gonna say that 'the shoreline' is a predicate nominative because it's
preceded by the word is. Predicate nominatives are used with the verb
forms of be.