12. help!! Read the sentence from Langston Hughes's story "Gumption": "Ain't this the place what's giving all the white folks jobs doing what they used to doing and know how to do? My boy ain't know nothing about no pick and shovel." What kind of language does Hughes use in these sentences? A. symbolic, to add to the story's theme B. dialect, to add to the story's realism C. descriptive, to add to the story's sensory details D. figurative, to add to the story's layers of meaning
Okay so first rule out the ones that don't make sense. So is there any symbolic language?
Next, is there any dialect? Dialect is the words somebody says. So is anyone talking?
Third, is it descriptive? Does it tell you about the 5 senses?
Lastly, is it figurative? Meaning does it have words that are not literal? Hope I help! :)
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