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Compare And Contrast The Notorious Jumping Frog And A White Heron

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“Good morning, Ya’ll, you’ve ever come across a jumping frog”? Or a white Heron? Or maybe a steamboat? Well, most would agree with one fact, they have not had the pleasure of experiencing these beauties. But thanks to two wonderful and intelligent authors you can experience some of these wonders. Both Mark Twain and Sarah Orne Jewett have used their skills in formulating amazing works. These writings include, “From Life on The Mississippi '', as well as “The Notorious Jumping Frog ''. Both were written to perfection by Mark Twain. Sarah Orne contributed to these writings with “A White Heron''. American authors use regional details to make the events and themes of a narrative come to life for readers by using colloquial …show more content…

Figurative language is language that helps describe a time period or location to its fullest. It helps readers understand ideas in a new way and includes sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell. In “The Notorious jumping frog”, figurative language is put into use when describing the setting and its touch and sound. “Smiley he went to the swamp and slopped around in the mud for a long time”. Therefore in “A White Heron”, it is also exercised when setting the scene for Sylvia and the grand tree. “There was the huge tree asleep yet in the painting moonlight”. This gives the readers a more in depth understanding of the sight in which the author is taking to establish and project. Lastly this is seen in “From Life On The Mississippi”, when getting introduced to the small insignificant town which the lead character lives in. “The white town drowsing in the sunshine of a summer’s morning; the streets empty, or pretty nearly so; one or two clerks sitting in front of the Water Street stores”. Accordingly, the information given while reading this sets the sight and sound, for the readers to fully be engaged into the story to its finest

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