高級(jí)英語(yǔ)Mark-Twain-Mirror-o課件

LessonSix

MarkTwain—MirrorofAmerica

1TeachingObjectives1.Toacquaintstudentswiththewritingofbiography.2.TogettoknowMarkTwain’slifeexperienceandhisremarkableworks.3.Tolearnandmasterthenewwordsandexpressionsusedinthetext.4.Toidentifyandappreciaterhetoricdevicesemployedinthetext.5.Toanalyzethetext

structure

andappreciateitswritingtechnequesandlanguagefeatures.

TeachingObjectives1.Toacqua2IntroductintoMarkTwainIntroductinto

textOrganizationalpatternoftextDetailedstudyofthetextSummarizingtheLanguage

features

IntroductintoMarkTwainIntr3MarkTwain–MirrorofAmerica

1.WhowasMarkTwain?Wheredidhispennamecomefrom?2.Whathadhebeenbeforehebecameanauthor?MarkTwain–MirrorofAmerica

4MarkTwainMarkTwain5TheNameofMarkTwainTwain'srealnamewasSamuelClemens."MarkTwain"means"watermarktwo",whichwasacallusedbysailorsontheMississippitowarnshipmatesthattheywerecomingintoshallowwater.

TheNameofMarkTwainTwain's6Earlylifeexperience

MarkTwain

BorninalittletowninMississippiAt11,helosthisfatherAt13,hestoppedschoolingTrampprinterSteamboatpilotontheMississippiConfederateguerrillaProspectorReporteronthefarwesternfrontierTravelerabroadEarlylifeexperience

MarkTwa7InHisMiddleAges

By1900TwainhadbecomeAmerica’sforemostcelebrity.Hewasinvitedtoattendshiplaunchings,anniversarygatherings,politicalconventions,andcountlessdinners.Reportersmethim,anxioustoprintanewquip(俏皮話)fromthefamoushumorist.Toenhancehisimage,hetooktowearingwhitesuitsandlovedtostrolldownthestreetandseepeoplestaringathim.InHisMiddleAgesBy1900Tw8HisLaterLife

Therearemanytragiceventsinhislaterlife:thefailureofhisinvestments,hisfatiguingtravelsandlecturesinordertopayoffhisdebts,thedeathofhiswifeandtwodaughters.Somecriticslinkthesetragiceventswiththechangeofstyleinhislaterworks,fromanoptimistandhumoristtoapessimist

andalmostdespairingdeterminist(決定論者).HisLaterLife9HisDeath

MarkTwaindiedofillnessonApril21,1910.Whenhepassedaway,newspapersaroundthecountrydeclared,“Thewholeworldismourning.”Bythen,SamClemenshadlongsinceceasedtobeaprivatecitizen.HehadbecomeMarkTwain,aproudpossessionoftheAmericannation.HisDeathMarkTwaindiedof10

MirrorofAmerica

“Mirror”----

Isapieceofglassorothershinny/polishedsurfacethatreflectsimages.Here,itisametaphor.Itmeans

afaithfulrepresentationordescriptionofsomething(thecountry).WhydoestheauthorsaythatMarkTwainisthemirrorofAmerica?AdvancedEnglishAdvancedE11

MarkTwain:SamuelLanghorneClemens(1835--1910)

HisLifeexperience______HistoricEventsofUSA

Trampprinter--ProsperousageRiverpilot--MississippiRiverTranscontinentalRailroadsGuerrilla--TheCivilWarProspector--GoldRushReporter--WestwardExpansionCorrespondent--Europe,theHolyLandWriter--TomSawyer’sinnocenceHuckFinn’sexperienceAdvancedEnglishMarkTwain:SamuelLan12ThehistoricalbackgroundofMarkTwain'stime

Twainlivedinthestirring(動(dòng)蕩)yearsinAmericanhistory----theAmerican-MexicanWar,TheCivilWar,theGoldRush,theWesternExpansion,theAmericanSpanishWar,therapiddevelopmentofcapitalismandlatertheemergenceofimperialismalongwiththefirsteconomicdepressions,etc.ThehistoricalbackgroundofM13

MarkTwain---themirrorofAmericaismadeintwosenses.

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★MarkTwain’sexciting,adventurouslifestoriesmirrorapartoftrueAmericanhistory,andthelifeofordinaryAmericanpeople.

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★Second,hislifeexperiencefurnishedhimwithawideknowledgeofhumanity,aswellaswiththeperfectgraspoflocalcustomsandspeech,whichMarkTwainhasmanifestedsowellinhiswriting.Hisworksmirrortherealsocietyofhistime.MarkTwain---them14Asaman,hegrewupwithAmericaasacountry(ayoungcountry)Asawriter,hegrewupwithAmerica,movedalongwithAmerica,frominnocencetoexperience.Asaman,hegrewupwithAmer15TextwritingstyleFromthetitleoftext,weknowthistextisrelatedtothelifeofMarkTwain.Whatwritingstyledoesthewritingonthelifeofsomeonebelongto?Especially,thewritingonlyfoucusesonacertainfeatureofaperson'slife,forexample,lifeofMarkTwainasmirrorofAmerica.Biography?

TextwritingstyleFromthetit16

Introductintoabiography

Pre-readingquestions1.Whatisabiography?2.Ifyouwereaskedtowriteabiographyofsb.,howareyougoingtoarrangeallthematerialavailable.Whatisthegeneralwayofwritingabiography?3.Whatkindoflanguagedoyouexpecttoencounterandwhy?Introductintoabiography

P17Introductintoabiography

Abiographyis,bydefinition,anaccountofsomeone'slifethathasbeenwrittenbysomeoneelse,orawrittenhistoryofsomeone'slife.Generally,abiographyisaboutsb.whoenjoyscertainreputation,whohasacquiredcertainfamebyhis/hersuccessincertainarea.Theprotagonistcanbeapositiveornegativecharacter.Introductintoabiography

Ab18AbriefintroductiontothewholetextP1.Ashortsummaryofhislife;AnoverallestimationP2.HisearlylifeontheMississippiP3.LifeinthewestP4.HowhebecameawriterP5.HowhelookedattheOldWorldP6.HowhecametowritehismasterpieceP7.HislastperiodAbriefintroductiontothewh19

Para.1Pre-readingquestions1.Whatisthemainideaandfunctionofparagraphone?2.WhywasTwainsaidtobeadventurous,patriotic,romantic,andhumorous?3.whatdidtheauthormeanby"IfoundanotherTwain..."?

DetailedStudyofthetext

Para.1Pre-readingquestio20P1.(Para.1)Ashortsummaryofhislife;

Anoverallestimationontheonehand,adventurous,patriotic,romantic,andhumorous,optimistic.ontheotherhand,grewcynical,bitter,saddenedbytheprofoundpersonaltragedies,obsessedwiththefrailtiesofthehumanrace,pessimistic.P1.(Para.1)Ashortsummaryo21

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WordsandExpressions(para.1)1.remember…asthefather

…

father:creator

e.g.MostChinesepeoplerememberLuxunasthefatherofAhQu.figureofspeech:metaphor

.WordsandExpress22DetailedStudyoftheText

(para.1)

2.HuckFinn’sidyllic

cruisethrougheternalboyhood:Ifyoudescribesomethingasidyllic,youmeanthatitisextremelypleasant,simple,andpeacefulwithoutanydifficultiesordangers....anidyllicsettingforasummerromance...適于夏日戀曲的質(zhì)樸宜人的環(huán)境Marriedlifewasnotasidyllicashehadimagined.婚姻生活并不像他想象的那么浪漫美好。DetailedStudyoftheText(p23cruise:n.aseavoyageforpleasurev.sailortravelaboutasforpleasureHewasonaworldcruise.

TheyspentthesummercruisingintheGreekislands.ThetaxicruisedoffdowntheChang'anAvenue.cruisemissile巡航導(dǎo)彈cruiser:alargefastwarship巡洋艦cruise:n.aseavoyageforpl242.HuckFinn’sidyllic

cruisethrougheternalboyhood:

Paraphrase:HuckFinn’ssimpleandpleasantjourneythroughhisboyhoodwhichseemseternal.2.HuckFinn’sidylliccruise253.TomSawyer’sendlesssummeroffreedomandadventure:

endless:hyperbole；parallelismsummer:becausealltheadventuresofTomSawyerdescribedinthebookaresupposedtohavetakenplaceinoneparticularsummer.3.TomSawyer’sendlesssummer26MarkTwain’sMasterpiecesMarkTwain’sMasterpieces27

Paraphraseforthefirstsentence:MarkTwainwasknownasthewriterofTheAdventuresofTomSawyerandTheAdventuresofHuckberryFinn.Inthefirstbook,hedescribedTom'sfreeandadventurousactivitiesinalongsummerthatseemsendless.Inthelatter,hedepictedHuckFinn’ssimpleandpleasant

voyagethroughFinn'sboyhoodthatseemseternal.

28TheAdventuresofTomSawyer(1876)Astorywrittenforboys,fullofthehorror,joysandAdventuresofchildhood.Generationsaftergenerationsofyoungpeoplehavehelditdeartotheirhearts.TomSawyerissuretobestudiedinAmericanschoolsasTheDeclarationofIndependence.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer(29

TomSawyer

TomSawyer

30TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,

generallyconsideredTwain'sgreatestwork,waspublishedinGreatBritainin1884andintheUnitedStatesin1885.Twainhadbegunthebookin1876asasequeltoTomSawyer.Itdescribestheadventuresoftworunaways--theboyHuckFinnandtheblackslaveJim--andistoldfromthepointofviewofHuckhimself.

TheAdventuresofHuckleberry31TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnTheAdventuresofHuckleberry32TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

Twainusedrealisticlanguageinthenovel,makingHuck'sspeechsoundlikeactualconversationandimitatingavarietyofdialectstobringtheothercharacterstolife.TomSawyeralsoreappearsincertainchapters,andhismischievousbehaviorsprovidethefamiliarhumorforwhichTwainwasknown.TheAdventuresofHuckleberry33ContributionofAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

OneofhisgreatestaccomplishmentswasthedevelopmentofawritingstylethatwasdistinctlyAmerican,ratherthananimitationofthestyleofEnglishwriters.

TwainmadeamoreextensivecombinationofAmericanfolkhumorandseriousliteraturethanpreviouswritershaddone.ContributionofAdventuresof34ContributionofAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn(localcolorism,adominantfashionfrom1860s’—1900s’)Thelooserhythmsofthelanguageinhisbooksgivetheimpressionofrealspeech.Twain'srealisticprosestyle

hasinfluencednumerousAmericanwriters.ContributionofAdventuresof35ContributionofAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

AllmodernAmericanliteraturecomesfromonebookbyMarkTwaincalledHuckleberryFinn....Therewasnothingbefore.Therehasbeennothingasgoodsince.----ErnestHemingwayContributionofAdventuresof363.(everybit)as…asanyonehaseverimaginedeverybit:tothesamedegree,altogether,entirely(oftenfollowedby'as'),forexample:

Heiseverybitascleverasyouare.

I'meverybitassorryaboutitasyou.

Sheiseverybitas

beautifulasanyonehaseverimagined.

Luxun,oneofbest-lovedauthorsinChina,waseverybitaspatriotic,acid-tonguedandhumorousasanyonehaseverimagined.

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4.…asadventurous,patriotic,romantic,andhumorousas…:

a)adventurous:MarkTwainwasadventurousineverysenseoftheword.Hewasalwaystryingnewthings,andalwaysgoingtonewplaces.Eveninhisliterarycareer,hewasneversatisfiedwithwhatheachieved.4.…asadventurous,patrio384.…asadventurous,patriotic,romantic,andhumorousas…:

b)patriotic:ItreferstoMarkTwain’sprofoundloveforhiscountrywithitsrobustpeopleandbeautifulsceneryanditsloftyideals.ItmayalsorefertohisprideintheAmericantraditionandtheAmericanlanguage.patriot→patriotic→patriotism4.…asadventurous,patrio394.…asadventurous,patriotic,romantic,andhumorousas…:c)

romantic:(inart,literatureandmusic)markedbyfeelingratherthanbyintellect;preferringgreatness,passion,informalbeauty

toorderandproportion.d)humorous:HisworksaresofullofhumorthatheisconsideredasAmerica’sgreatesthumorist.4.…asadventurous,patrio405.cynicalcynic:n.apersonwhoseesnogoodnessinhumanbehaviorandhaslittlefaithinhumansincerityorgoodness.cynic→cynicalcynic→cynicisme.g.acynicalremark,attitude,smileThey'vegrownrathercynicalaboutdemocracy,thatis,nolongerbelievethatitisanhonestsystem.5.cynical416.bitterbitter:markedbystrongresentmentorcynicisme.g.Sheissaidtobeverybitteraboutthewayshewassacked.據(jù)說(shuō)，她對(duì)自己被以如此方式解雇而感到憤憤不平。6.bitterbitter:foundadj.(here)profoundisusedtoemphasizethatsth.isverygreatandintense

e.g.Hislove/feelingforhiscountrywasprofound.

profoundanger/shock/disagreement.aprofoundidea,work,person---showsgreatintellectualdepthandunderstanding.Thisbookisfullofprofoundinsights深邃的見(jiàn)解.7.profoundadj.(here)profou437.dealv.deal:givee.g.dealsb.ablow…tocausesb.greatdifficulties

Hedealtmeahardblowonthechin.Thenewsdealtmeasevereblow.7.dealv.deal:give448.be/becomeobsessedwith(by)obssess:preoccupygreatlyorhaunted/troubledinmindtoanabnormaldegree:使著迷;困擾Theideathathemightlosethepositionobsessedhim.Alotofyounggirlsareobsessedbytheirweight.8.be/becomeobsessedwith(b459.frailty

frailty:aweaknessofcharacterorbehavior.e.g.Oneofthefrailtiesofhumannatureislaziness.

Frailty,thynameiswoman!(Hamlet)9.frailtyfrailty:aweakness46themetaphorinthelastsentence“Ablackwallofnight”,thecolor“black”or“dark”and“night”-impliessomethinghopeless.oppositeto“day”and“daybreak’and“l(fā)ight”--“hope”or“hopefulness”.“ablackwallofnight”--“despairandhopelessness”.

Paraphrase:Hedidnotseeabrightfuturebutadarkoneandahopelessone.themetaphorinthelastsente47Para2Pre-readingquestionsWhatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?WhatdidMarkTwaindobeforehebecameawriter?whatwashislifeattitudeatthattime?Whylaterhebecamemorecynicalandsarcastic?Howdidheadopthispenname?whatisthemeaningofhispenname?Para2Pre-readingquestions48Para2GivesabriefaccountofTwain’sexperiencebeforehebecameawriter.Heusedtomovehereandthere,andhefirstworkedasaprinter,thenariverpilot,aConfederateguerrilla,agoldminer.Whenhewasyoung,heembodiedhopeandbeautifuldreams,sohewasquiteoptimistic.Butlaterhebecamemorecynicalandsarcastic.Para2Givesabriefaccounto491.tramp:afoottraveller

trampprinter:apersonwhogoesarounddoingoddjobsofprinting.2.pilot:apersonqualifiedtoguideshipsthroughdifficultwatersgoingintooroutofaharbour3.guerrilla:amemberofanirregulararmedforcePara2Wordsandexpressions1.tramp:afoottravellerPspector:onewhoexploresandsearchesforvaluableoressuchasgold,silver,oil,etc.Para2Wspector:onewhoexplor515.

starry-eyed:

starryadj.aboundingwithorresemblingstars.eg.abeautifulstarrynight繁星滿天的美麗夜晚starry-eyed:fullofunreasonableorsillyhopes,impractical,tooromantictoberealistic,blindlyoptimistice.g.Wewereallstarry-eyedaboutvisitingLondon.Para.2WordsandexpressionsPara.2Wordsandexpressions526.

acid-tongued:

acid:harshintonee.g.Iwasexpectinganotherofhisacidremarks,butheremainedsilent.acid-tongued:sharp,sarcasticinspeechmoreexamplesofthesameformation:empty-minded; kind-hearted

Para2WordsandexpressionsPara2Wordsandexpressions537.digest:thinkabout,understand,andrememberThereportcontainstoomuchtodigestatonereading.Hereadsrapidlybutdoesnotdigestverymuch.Para2WordsandexpressionsPara2Wordsandexpressions548.…thenewAmericanexperience:TwainlivedinthestirringyearsinAmericanhistory----theAmerican-MexicanWar,TheCivilWar,theGoldRush,thewesternexpansion,theAmericanSpanishWar,therapiddevelopmentofcapitalismandlatertheemergenceofimperialismalongwiththefirsteconomicdepressions,etc.Para2Wordsandexpressions8.…thenewAmericanexperienc559.attest(to):tobeortogiveproofofHisabilitywasattestedbyhisrapidpromotion.Thechild'sgoodhealthattestshismother'scare.Hissuccessattestshisability.Para2WordsandexpressionsPara2Wordsandexpressions56Para.3-5pre-readingquestions:1.CanPara.3-5beregardedasaparagraphunit?HowdoestheauthororganizePara.3-5bytheMississippiRiver?2.WhatwasthemainchanneloftransportationinTwain'searlyyears?（para.3)3.Howdidhisexperienceasasteamboatpilotinfluencehislaterwriting?（para.4-5)Para.3-5pre-readingquestions57Para.3-5:HisearlylifeontheMississippiPara.3-5:Hisearlylifeon58MarkTwainandtheMississippi

MarkTwainlovedthegreatriversomuchthathealwayswentinthedirectionofthenearbyMississippi.ManyofhisgreatworksaresetinthebackgroundoftheMississippiRiver,suchasTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,TheAdventuresofTomSawyer,

andLifeontheMississippi.

MarkTwainandtheMississippi59高級(jí)英語(yǔ)Mark-Twain--Mirror-o課件60Para3QuestionsforPara.3:1.WhatwasthemainchanneloftransportationinTwain’schildhood?2.DoestheRiverflownorthwardorsouthward?Howdoyouknow?3.Whatdoes“majorcommerce”referto?4.Whatdoyouknowaboutthewestwardexpansion?Para3QuestionsforPara.3:61Para3A1:(theMississippiRiver)itplayedaveryimportantroleinlinkingthenorthandsouthintradeandtransportation.TheNativeAmericansofdifferenttribeswhooriginallylivedneartheMississippianduseditforcanoetransportation,Para3A1:(theMississippiRi62Para3A2:

“Downstream”---flowssouthward.ItflowsintotheMexicoGulf.Para3A2:“Downstream”63Para3Para364Para3A3:majorcommerce:lumber,corn,tobacco,wheat,furs;sugar,molasses,cotton,whiskey

commerce:asanabstractnoun,commerceusu.meansthebuyingandsellingofgoods,trade;hereitisusedconcretely,referstovariouscommodities,merchandise.Para3A3:majorcommerce:l65

Para3languagePointscore:thecentralpart

e.g.anapplecoreManagerscanconcentrateontheircoreactivities.Theplanhastheinterestsofchildrenatitscore.Para3languagePoints66

Para3languagePointsarteryandheart:metaphor

“artery”---“channelormeans”.“heart”----“thecentralpartorcenter”.

Para3languagePoints67

Para3languagePointslumber:timbersawedintobeams,planks,boards,etc.ofconvenientsizes.

Cf.timber:Americanusage,woodsuitableforbuildinghouses,ships,etc.,whethercutorstillintheformoftrees.

ButinBritishusage,timberandlumbermeanthesamething.Para3languagePoints68

Para3languagePointsfurs:animalskinswithfuronitthedeltacountry:“delta”isthe4thletterofGreekalphabet,whoseshapedlikeatriangle.Thereforeanythingintheshapeofadelta,esp.adepositofsandandsoilformedatthemouthofsomeriversiscalledadelta.Para3languagePoints69

Para3languagePointsmolasses:athickdarktolightbrownsyrupthatisseparatedfromrawsugar,generallyusedasasingularnoun.Para3languagePoints70

Para3languagePoints…drainedthree-quartersofthesettledU.S.:Drain:receivethewatersofthisareaandcarrythemtotheoceanHerethemeaningisthattheriverdrainedavastbasin,andthebasinmadeup?ofthepopulatedareaoftheU.S.ofthattime.Para3languagePoints71

Para3languagePoints

basin:theYellowRiverBasinThebasinmadeup3/4ofthepopulatedareaoftheUSofthattime.Para3languagePoints72independent,13statesalongtheAtlanticOcean.By1850,U.S.hadexpandedtothePacificcoast.TheeventsincludetheLouisianaPurchase(1803),TexasAnnexation(1845),thepushintoOregon(1846),MexicanCession(1848),andtheGadsdenPurchaseWestwardExpansionindependent,13statesalongt73In1848goldwasfoundinCalifornia.Thenewsspreadfarandwide.--arosetheGoldrush,--reacheditspeaksinthe1860s.DuringtheCivilWar,PresidentLincolnpassedHomesteadAct（美）移居法

thatalsoenabledmanycourageousandhardworkingpeopletodevelopthewest.drivingandkillingthenativeIndians.WestwardExpansionWestwardExpansion74

Para4QuestionsCanyouexplainthemeaningof“thecastofcharacters”and“acosmos”andpointoutthefiguresofspeechusedhere?Whatdoesitmeanby“participatedabundantlyinthislife”?Whatarethestoriesheheardonthesteamboat?Para4QuestionsCanyouexp75

Para4languagePoints“Thecastofcharacters”----alltheactorsinaplayormoviehere“peopleofallsorts”.figuresofspeech:alliteration,metaphorparaphrase:Whenhewasworkingonthesteamboat,hemetpeopleofallkinds.Para4languagePoints76

Para4languagePoints

“acosmos”----“universe”,Usedfigurativelyhere,referstoaplacewhereonecanseealltypesofpeopleparaphrase:Thesteamboatisaworldwherehecanperceiveandobservedifferenttypesofpeople.Para4languagePoints77

Para4languagePoints

participatedabundantlyinthislife:Hespentmostofhistimeobservingpeopleandenjoyingthesteamboatlife.

Para4languagePoints78

Para4languagePoints

ThestoriesTwainheardonthesteamboat:Feuds---howfamiliesorpersonsquarrelwitheachotherforalongperiod.

feud:bitter,long-continueddeadlyquarrelthefeudbetweenRomeo'sfamilyandJuliet'spiracies---howpiratesrobberpeopleonthesea

piracy:robberyonthehighseas;takingashipawayfromthecontrolofthosewhoarelegallyentitledtoit.Para4languagePoints79

Para4languagePoints

ThestoriesTwainheardonthesteamboat:

lynchings---howtheguiltywaskilledorhangedwithoutpublictrial

medicineshows---howthequack(江湖醫(yī)生)ormountebank(江湖騙子)triedtoselltheirpills.(curealls(通常無(wú)效的)萬(wàn)靈藥)Para4languagePoints80

Para4languagePoints

ThestoriesTwainheardonthesteamboat:savagewatersideslums---howsomepeoplebuilttheirshabbyhouseontheriverbankwithoutpermission.Para4languagePoints81Canyoufindthefigureofspeechusedinthelastsentence?

“resurface”---“cometosurfaceagain”.Metaphoricalmeaning.“reappearorberetold”.

Para4languagePointsPara4languagePoints82Canyoufindthefigureofspeechusedinthelastsentence?

soakup:todrawinbyorasifbysuctionorabsorptionThesoilsoakedupahugevolumeofwaterveryrapidly.

Para4languagePointsPara4languagePoints83“Phonographic”:

ofgramophone,phonograph(留聲機(jī))Hismemoryisasaccurateasaphonographorgramophone.

Para4languagePointsPara4languagePoints84“Phonographic”:ofgramophone,phonograph(留聲機(jī))…h(huán)eabsorbedanddigestedthecolourfullanguagewithanastonishinggoodmemorywhichseemedtobeabletorecordthingslikeaphonograph/gramophone.

Para4languagePointsPara4languagePoints85“Phonographic”:ofgramophone,phonograph(留聲機(jī))Allthestorieswouldreappearinhisbooks,togetherwiththerichandcolorfullanguagethatheabsorbedortookinwithamemorythatwasasaccurateasaphonograph.

Para4languagePointsPara4languagePoints86WhateffectdoesTwain’sexperienceonthesteamboathaveonhiswriting?Whatkindofrhetoricaldeviceisusedinthisparagraph?

Para.5QuestionsPara.5Questions87WhateffectdoesTwain’sexperienceonthesteamboathaveonhiswriting?--agoodchancetogettoknowdifferentpeopleandlistentodifferentstoriesThoseacquaintanceshipsstrengthenedallhiswritingandattributedtohisvividdescriptionofthepeoplealongtheMississippiRiver.

Para.5QuestionsPara.5Questions881.Steamboatdecksteemednotonlywith…

teemwith:befullof,haveingreatnumbers,etc.1)Hisheadteemswithcleverideas.2)Fishteemsinthisriver.3)Beforebeingpollutedthatriverteemedwithfishandshrimps.

Para.5languagePointsPara.5languagePoints891.Steamboatdecksteemednotonlywith…

“themaincurrent”---themainstreamthemajorityofthepassengersboardthesteamboat.“pioneeringhumanity”pioneersorpeoplewithpioneeringspirit.

Para.5languagePointsPara.5languagePoints901.Steamboatdecksteemednotonlywith…

humanity:humanbeingsingeneral“pioneeringhumanity”pioneersorpeoplewithpioneeringspirit.

Para.5languagePointsPara.5languagePoints911.Steamboatdecksteemednotonlywith…Steamboatdeckswerefilledwithpeopleofpioneeringspiritorpeoplewhoexploredandpreparedthewayforothers,andalsolawlesspeopleorsocialoutcastssuchashustlers,gamblersandthugs(violentcriminals).

Para.5languagePointsPara.5languagePoints921.Steamboatdecksteemednotonlywith…

“Flotsam”----thewreckageofashiporitscargofoundfloatingonthesea浮貨,廢料----(here)referstopeoplewhodonothavehomesorjobsandperhapshavehadtoleavetheirowncountry,metaphoricallyused.hustlers(streetwalkers),gamblersandthugs(villain,blackguard,criminals)-----socialoutcasts.

Para.5languagePointsPara.5languagePoints931.Steamboatdecksteemednotonlywith…

thug:apersonwhoisveryviolentandrough,esp.acriminal,

blackguard,hooliganorvillainHustlers,gamblersandthugs

-----socialoutcasts.

Para.5languagePointsPara.5languagePoints941.Steamboatdecksteemednotonl