Question

Compare and contrast the last two texts you have read, "Life on the Mississippi" and "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". In what ways are the two pieces similar and in what ways are they different? Analyze the style and humor of both texts; do they use the same style of humor?

Answer 1

Answer:

Mark Twain believes in using humor in his writing as he included numerous occasions of humor throughout his writings. although the humors are dry and hardly noticed. Twain believes that humor was the best way for people to handle their anger and feelings towards different issues. Below in the explanation is a comparison of the humor and style in "Life on the Mississippi" and "The notorious jumping frog of Calaveras county"

Explanation:

In "The notorious jumping frog of Calaveras county", the structure of the text is different from that of "life on the Mississippi".The story in the notorious jumping frog of Calaveras county is exaggerated and a fiction whereas the story of Life on the Mississippi is a realistic story and non fictional.

In "The life on the Mississippi", the structure is written in a formal way making the humor cloudy and less noticeable. The story is written in first person point of view whereas "The notorious jumping frog of Calaveras county" was written in third person omniscient.

Mark Twain illustrated the humorous characters of Simon Wheeler and Jim Smiley in "The notorious jumping frog of calaveras county". Twain uses hyperbole, dialect and irony as key writing styles to create a humorous personal style in "The notorious jumping frog of calaveras county."