In at least 150 words, how did mark twain's childhood influence his writing as an adult?

when sam was nearly four years old his family moved to hannibal, missouri, on the banks of the mississippi river. his father, john marshall clemens, began to operate a general store. later john clemens was elected justice of the peace and held court sessions.

the difference of the poems of walt whitman and emily dickinson is that whitman uses personification, whereas dickinson avoids figurative language. whitman incorporates transcendentalism and realism in his works. on the other hand, dickinson's poems talks about death and immortality.