Answer:
<u>uses figurative language to describe the disappointment Robert may feel.</u>
<u>Explanation:</u>
Giving the sentence proper thought, we could notice that it was an excerpt from the story, Fish Cheeks.
The expression was used in a figurative way (saying, "not a roasted turkey and sweet potatoes") by the father of Amy to describe the disappointment Robert may feel when he discovers that his mother prepared a totally unusual menu.
Frederick Douglass spent three days washing in the creek before he could leave for Baltimore because Mrs. Lucretia told him he had to clean himself up.