Question

It was the fantastic drowse and drum hum of lum mum afternoon nathin' to do, ole Frisco with end of land sadness——the people——the alley full of trucks and cars of businesses nearabouts and nobody knew or far from cared who I was all my life three thousand five hundred miles from birth-O opened up and at last belonged to me in Great America.
Which best describes the effect of the author’s word choice?

Answer 1

The correct answer is: It creates a musical, rhythmic quality.

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Answer 2

The author's word choice gives the reader insight into the dialect of the speaker. The written pronunciation of some words show what the character would sound like speaking, which gives an indication of where they are from or what they're like.