Huckleberry Finn - Life On The River

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words �then� and �next� are repeated several times in the first half of the passage, their function and effect is ensure that the passage flows, much like the river, in a slow and constant sequential manner.
A sense of relaxed movement is conveyed and emphasised by diction and alliteration throughout the passage �then a pale place in the sky; then more paleness�. The use of onomatopoeia �swift� allows the passage to progress in the same continuous and serene motion as the river. The words and phrases �nice breeze springs up� and �smiling in the sun� particularly emphasise the freshness of the scene. Huck�s use of personification �everything smiling in the sun� depicts the contentment that everything around him is experiencing as a new day begins and the sun comes out.

A direct contrast to the first paragraph is the second, describing the disgusting nature of a town along the river and the streets within it. The paragraph begins with �mud� being used repeatedly to convey an image ...

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