Question

Read the excerpt from “="_blank">The Railroad Earth.” 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? A. It portrays the dialect used by the people of ole Frisco.
B. It creates a musical, rhythmic quality.
C. It details the author’s hectic lifestyle.
D. It provides information about the author’s background.

Answer 1

Option correct is B, It creates a musical, rhythmic quality.

• Let´s repeat this fragment with a loud voice:

It was the fantastic drowse and drum hum of lum mum afternoon nathin' to do, ole Frisco with the end of land sadness

¿Can you hear the rhythm?

This figure of speech is called alliteration. It consists of the repetition of one or several sounds within the same word or phrase.