Question

the mississippi river runaways by mark twain chapter 22 well, that night we had our show, but there wasnt only about twelve people there—just enough to pay expenses. and they laughed all the time, and that made the duke mad, and everybody left, anyway, before the show was over, but one boy which was asleep. so the duke said these arkansaw lunkheads couldnt come up to shakespeare; what they wanted was low comedy—and maybe something rather worse than low comedy, he reckoned. he said he could size their style. so next morning he got some big sheets of wrapping paper and some black paint, and drawed off some handbills, and stuck them up all over the village. the bills said: at the court-house! for 3 nights only! the blood-and-thunder, tragedians david garrick the younger! and edgar kean the elder! of the london and continental theaters, in their thrilling tragedy of the kings camel opera! or the royal nonesuch!!! how does huck’s use of dialect to describe the setting affect this part of the story? the expressions he uses heighten the suspense that is building as the townspeople file in to exact their revenge on huck and the others. the expressions he uses add humor and lessen the tension that is building as the townspeople file in to exact their revenge on huck and the others. the expressions he uses increase the conflict by showing that huck and the others will be good sports about the townspeople’s retribution the expressions he uses increase the conflict by

Explanation:

Huck's dialect is informal, colloquial, and reflects the rural, uneducated speech of his character. This adds humor to the scene where the duke, frustrated by the small, unappreciative crowd, creates absurd, over-the-top posters. The silly, exaggerated tone of the posters paired with Huck's plain, matter-of-fact narration lessens the tension of the townspeople's potential revenge, making the situation feel more comedic than threatening.

Answer:

The expressions he uses add humor and lessen the tension that is building as the townspeople file in to exact their revenge on Huck and the others.