Reread the duke’s advice to huck. walk fast now till you get away from the houses, and then shin for the raft like the dickens was after you! —the adventures of huckleberry finn mark twain what does the duke’s dialect reveal about his character? his reference to the houses indicates that he owns one of them. his use of the word “shin” shows his knowledge of human anatomy. his informal language suggests that he might not really be an upper-class duke.

Match the author with the description a. ernest hemingway b. john steinbeck c. robert frost d. langston hughes (1) summers spent in pacific grove, california influenced the symbolism in his literature (2) his poetry includes simple, direct language. many are dramatic monologues written in free verse are about life on new england farms (3) the mood and tone of his literature is largely shaped by his experience as a soldier in world war 1 (4) his poetry and short stories include dialect and colloquialisms which gives his primarily african american characters distinctive voices