Read the excerpt from On the Road.In those days he really didn’t know what he was talking about; that is to say, he was a young jailkid all hung-up on the wonderful possibilities of becoming a real intellectual, and he liked to talk in the tone and using the words, but in a jumbled way, that he had heard from “real intellectuals”—although, mind you, he wasn’t so naïve as that in all other things, and it took him just a few months with Carlo Marx to become completely in there with all the terms and jargon. Which is a key feature of Kerouac’s diction that contributes to his writing style?
Answer
A
the use of youth culture slang
B
the use of academic language
C
the use of words from other languages
D
the use of regional dialects
Explanation
Kerouac uses informal, youthful expressions such as “jailkid” and “hung-up,” which give the narration a casual, slang-filled voice. Although the passage mentions intellectual “terms and jargon,” those are not the main feature shaping its diction. The best answer is “the use of youth culture slang.”
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