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.
The answer is: B. imagery, C. metaphor and D. rhyme
The word “more” and “shore” make the writing rhyme, Franklin uses imagery to picture the scene described, once you hear you can imagine the boat at the shore and the great states however you know it means more, here is the use of the metaphor, when you get the real meaning of the sentence.