Jim and Huck are basing their opinion of all royalty on fake kings. I reckon they’re all alike,””But, Huck, dese kings o’ ourn is reglar rapscallions dat’s jist what dey is dey’s reglar rapscallions.””Well, that’s what I’m a-saying all kings is mostly rapscallions, as fur as I can make out.”Which best describes the satirical element of this excerpt? Read the excerpt from chapter 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”Don’t it s’prise you de way dem kings carries on, Huck?””No,” I says, “it don’t.””Why don’t it, Huck?””Well, it don’t, because it’s in the breed. Read the excerpt from chapter 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”Well, that’s what I’m a-saying all kings is mostly rapscallions, as fur as I can make out.”Which of the following groups was Twain attempting to satirize with this statement? It draws a parallel between common swindlers and those who rule the government. What does Twain’s use of this humorous situation throughout the passage accomplish? In chapters 22 and 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the idea that the common swindlers, the duke and the king, believably pose as royalty can be viewed as quite humorous. “They can turn it into a picnic if they want to-they brought plenty provisions.” Which quote from chapter 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn contains sarcasm?

and the next minute the king come a-prancing out on all fours, naked and he was painted all over, ring-streaked-and-striped, all sorts of colors, as splendid as a rainbow.What does Twain use to convey how ridiculous the king looked on the second night of the show? Read the excerpt from chapter 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Read the comment by Huck from chapter 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.I smelt sickly eggs by the barrel, and rotten cabbages, and such things and if I know the signs of a dead cat being around, and I bet I do, there was sixty-four of them went in.What insight does this comment reveal about the character of Huck?ĭespite his lack of formal upbringing, Huck has good intuition when it comes to reading situations. Huck believes that many people cannot be totally trusted. I reckon they’re all alike.”What does the dialogue between Huck and Jim reveal about Huck’s beliefs?

Mostly Rapscallions by P.J. Sullivan