In Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain implements a wide range of humor composed of irony, satire, and exaggeration. ... Huckleberry Finn reeks of irony. ... Another good example of verbal irony is when Levi Bell the lawyer says "Set down, my boy; I wouldn't strain myself if I was you. ... 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. ... This is shown in this quote: chapter 11"some think old Finn done it himself But before night they changed around and judged it was done by a runaway nigger named Jim...

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• Grade Level: High School

Society During the period, that Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, authors wrote novels depicting the world as it really was. ... One of the most important elements in this novel was Twain's use of satire. ... Many characters were created solely on the purpose to satire human nature. ... It is easy to see that Tom is the perfect example of what a self-centered person in society was like. ... Reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn lets you know that there was people that did believe different then mainstream society when its ways were so cruel. ...

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Under the pen name Mark Twain, Sam Clemens published over 30 works of literature--encompassing satire, historical fiction, short stories, and nonfiction. Many of his writings have reached the pinnacles of American and world literature, including the timeless Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Prince and the Pauper, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. ... Some examples of these are included in the text below. ... Twain uses examples of metaphors as well as similes. ... More examples are on page 71 "...just as dead sure as we"re a-la...

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• Grade Level: High School