Read the excerpt from chapter 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The people most killed themselves laughing; and when the king got done capering and capered off behind the
scenes, they roared and clapped and stormed and haw-hawed till he come back and done it over again, and
after that they made him do it another time. Well, it would make a cow laugh to see the shines that old idiot
cut.
What is the effect of the last line of this excerpt?
It emphasizes the fact that Huck is prone to wild exaggeration
It emphasizes the outrageousness of the king's new comedy act.
It emphasizes the idea that Huck sees the townspeople as animals.
It emphasizes the possibility that the king is actually quite talented.