What rhetorical strategiesdevices does Mark Twain use in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

Answer 1

Mark Twain uses satire, vernacular language, irony, and humor as rhetorical devices in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." These techniques help him explore serious themes and critique societal norms, particularly related to racism and morality. Twain also uses Huck as a unreliable narrator to challenge the reader's assumptions and beliefs.

Answer 2

Mark Twin utilizes his brilliant ear for dialogue in the Southern dialect that permeates "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". Twain explores the concept of powerlessness by comparing the powerlessness of the child Huckleberry to the powerlessness of his friend, the black slave, Jim. The Mississippi River is used as a symbol for change, good or bad.

Answer 3

Mark Twain uses a multitude of literary devices in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Some are colloquialism, motifs, repitition, symbolism, epigraph, etc.

Sources: Recently read the book for AP Lang.

Answer 4

Twain uses various types od irony, but also slap-stick, burlesque, nonsense, and various others

Answer 5

symbolism (mississippi river=freedom from society, slavery / jim=all southern slaves / miss watson=civilization)

colloquialism

diction

dialect

Answer 6

Mark Twain uses colloquialism, diction, and dialect in his writing.

Answer 7

Symbolism (river= freedom)

Foil (huck vs Buck)

Answer 8

irony

Answer 9

dialect