p.679 Mark Twain uses irony in his stories. This is the contrast between appearance and actuality.
The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is a tall tale. Twain uses local color in writing about a specific area and uses the local dialects of the people (country people). Remember there will be lots of exaggeration used in this story.
1. List examples of exaggeration.
2. What happened to Jim Smiley's frog while he is out looking for a frog for the stranger?
3. Twain believed that good humor writing depended more on how a story was told than on the subject matter of the story. Do you agree-- support you answer with examples from the story.
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