Although some critics find fault with what they consider to be Twain’s “heavy-handed” use of such figurative and sound devices, what effect does he create with his language?

He creates irony, and he creates the essence of Huck, who's personality is unveiled throughout this period.

"When we was ready to shove off we was a quarter of a mile below the island, and it was pretty broad day; so I made Jim lay down in the canoe and cover up with a quilt, because if he set up people could tell he was a nigger a good ways off." -Pg. 58

Here, Huck incorrectly assumes that people can distinguish a black person from a white person from a significant distance. At this point, he still holds the belief that blacks are essentially different from whites."