In Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain implements a wide range of humor composed of irony, satire, and exaggeration. ... Huckleberry Finn reeks of irony. ... Another example of verbal irony that Twain uses in chapter 20 is when the duke and the king are interrogating Huck about their raft and Jim. ... A very humorous use of irony in Chapter 17 is when Buck misspells Huck's other name for "George Jaxon", and then Huck "set down, private because somebody might want me to spell it next... This is also dramatic irony in that the reader knows that the drunk was a trained acrobat but Huck does not se...

• Word Count: 939
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Miss Watson and Widow Douglas, both try to teach Huck societies ways. ... Through Huck's speech patterns Twain allows the readers to notice the exact stature of Huck. ... The book demonstrates a lesson, and recounts an historical event through use of satire, events and language. ... The irony is that the book not only recalls an event that should never be forgotten, but is ridiculed for the display of the truths of our past, and the story of the characters escape from the customs of civilization. ... The censorship and controversy of Huckleberry Finn is unarguably because of the subje...

• Word Count: 2082
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School