The correct answer is C.
The central idea of this passage is that the US needs to grant its black population freedom and equality.
Douglass makes the argument that this country cannot reach its maximum potential if a good portion of the population is oppressed. He compares the oppression of African-Americans in the United States to cutting off the right arm of every soldier going to war -- senseless and dangerous.
The correct answer is C. He ranks his virtues in that way because he believes that acquiring certain virtues will make it easier to master others. In the Autobiography, Benjamin Franklin showed his focus on self-improvement and how he was constantly aiming to a "Moral Perfection". He kept track of his progress towards a virtuous life using a chart with 13 virtues.
I think it is imagery because it makes you imagine what it looks like, but it could be slant rhyme because the last word in each line rhyme. I would personally go with imagery but I'm not sure. -- Hope this helps
Crying when you don’t get your way, because you’re not going to get everything you want. As you get older the level of maturity in you should be increasing.
