Mark Twain

"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"


1 Examine Twain's structure of using two different voices. Why does he use the two voices? What effect do they have?

2 How does Twain use humor, and how does he create humor?

3 Connect this story with the tradition of the tall tale.


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