Hi, can you check my answer, a
look at the image down below for the passage!
how do terms such as "pilot-house" and "paddle-boxes" affect the passage?
a) they suggest twain's affection for steamboats and allow the reader to understand their beauty.
b) they emphasize twain's knowledge of the parts of a ship and stress the authenticity of the descriptions.
i chose this (b)
c) they call to mind twain's musicality and instill in the passage a layer of poetic beauty and emotion.
d) they demonstrate twain's innovative nature and highlight his gift for evocative descriptions.
i chose answer b.