Read this passage from "A Cub Pilot":
This was another shock. I began to climb the wheel like a squirrel; but I would hardly get the boat started to port before I would see new dangers on that side, and away I would spin to the other; only to find perils accumulating to starboard, and be crazy to get to port again. Then came the leadsman's sepulchral cry:
"D-e-e-p four!"
How does the language Twain uses to describe himself and his behavior affect this part of the text?
Responses
It shows his anger and disappointment.
It shows his anger and disappointment.,
It suggests his hopes and expectations.
It suggests his hopes and expectations.,
It conveys his excitement and joy.
It conveys his excitement and joy.,
It captures his fear and his panic.
1 answer
It captures his fear and his panic.