Twain Incorporates Humor by Using

¶ … Twain incorporates humor by using a boy's point-of-view. For example, when he says that while he was out in the woods and he hears a "sound that a ghost makes when it wants to tell about something that's on its mind and can't make itself understood" (245).

Twain establishes a trust with the narrator by telling the readers that Mr. Twain told the truth "mainly" (244).

The sentence structure twain uses about the oath is convincing because it reads much like how a little boy speaks and thinks. The sentences run together but they are also packed tight with information.

Twain builds suspense in Chapter 7 by pulling the reader into the story with Huck's every movement. Huck falls asleep and wakes up afraid. He also gives plenty of detail of Huck moving down the river.

Examples of imagery in Chapter 7 include the willows hanging over the riverbank and the drift logs slipping along the bank.

It is ironic that no one went to the cabin to rescue Huck because he was a troublemaker. Searching for his remains would indicate that they hoped they were rid of him forever and this would make them happy. It is ironic that a captured slave is worth more than a white snitch.

Figurative language includes the rain being all furry and thrashing so that the trees looked spider-webby.

After his prank on Jim, Huck begins to realize the true meaning of friendship and decides he cannot turn him in.

Twain uses hyperbole when he says that he almost faints in Chapter 13.

The frame in Chapter 18 occurs when Buck tells the story of his cousin, Bud, riding through the woods.

Grangerford is like a foil to Huck because the two of them a re similar. They are the same age but Buck's family is wealthy and, for all intents and purposes, he should be refined but he is not.

Twain uses satire with the Grangerfords by making fun of Emmeline, who keeps a notebook full of notations like car wrecks, other kinds of bad luck, and suffering because she would later use those records to compose poetry.

The Grangeford's are also used for Twain to point out the hypocrisy of people. They are "church goers" and one of Mr. Grangerford's sermons is about brotherly love yet his family is feuding with another family for a reason no one can remember.

Examples of imagery in Chapter 19 include the days and nights swimming by, sliding along slowly. We read about the bullfrogs "a-cluttering" (323) and the cool breeze "fanning" (323) their faces. The intent on this scene is to bring the woods alive for the reader.

The characters of the Duke and King are satirical because Twain scolds small-time crooks with these characters.