Mark Twain's "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is a masterpiece of regionalism thanks largely to Twain's skill at incorporating dialect and __________.

Question

Question 3 options:

naturalism

local color

pathos

dialogue

Answer 1

The correct answer is local color. Twain's use of regional dialect and local color helps to vividly depict the setting and culture of the American West, which is a hallmark of regionalism.