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A figure of speech particular to Brooklyn New York would be an example of

It's an example of an idiom. 'Fuggaboutid', for example.
idiom

What would most likely be found in an American realist play

Parallelism would most likely be found in an American realist play.

Why did Frederick Douglass spend three days washing in the creek before he left for Baltimore

Because Mrs. Lucretia told him he had to clean himself up

What was the wharf like before the steamboat arrived each day

Full of anticipation

What device is Twain using when he says his father as a justice of the peace possessed the power of life and death over all men

hyperbole

What was the wharf like after the steamboat left each day

Quiet and empty

What device is Twain using when he says he was left in obscurity and misery when the boy went away to become an apprentice engineer

Hyperbole

Which of these phrases is an example of hyperbole

My little sister passed first grade. She's the smartest kid ever!

What device is Twain using when he says the boy who became an apprentice engineer was exalted to this eminence

Hyperbole

Which of these was a result of the Emancipation Proclamation

The freedom of slaves in rebel states

How did Frederick Douglass feel about leaving the plantation and going to Baltimore

he had high hopes for a bright future (apex)

As the civil war drew to a close why did president Lincoln rhetoric change

Because he now had to repair the nation (apex)

Which situation best shows irony

A school nurse often misses work because she has an unhealthy lifestyle.

According to the reading which job aboard a steamboat was the best

Why was the position of steamboat pilot the best?

Because it paid well. -apex (:

According to the reading why was the position of steamboat pilot the best

Because it paid well

Ask us of the following is most responsible for making Life on the Mississippi a great example of American Realist writing

His use of idioms!

What are the apprentice engineer's words St. Looy an example of

Dialect

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