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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

by Mark Twain

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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

In Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," humor is enhanced through hyperbole, dialect, and comic situations. Examples of hyperbole include exaggerated descriptions of Jim...

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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

Twain's use of vernacular in "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" suggests Wheeler and Smiley are from a rural area accustomed to storytelling. The vernacular adds authenticity and...

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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

Wheeler's humorous description of the frog in "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" derives from personification and irony. He describes the frog as "modest and straightfor'ard,"...

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