Mark Twain Dialect

Mark Twain is now considered a classic author through his use of dialect, diversity and satire throughout his works. In most of his writing he adds subtle humor along with his own personal opinion creating a political stance in his writing. Writing essays to short stories, Mark Twain always knows how to catch your attention, whether that be with his strong political views or the unique approach of his writing

Dialect in Mark Twain’s writing is most noticeable in his short story "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”. In this story he uses words such as: feller, warn’t, reg’lar and dangdest. All of these are examples of the dialect mainly from the old west. This is continued throughout his other works but is not as prevalent as it is in "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”. One critic mentions that this short story “seems wholly

In one of his short stories, “A Ghost Story”, he doesn’t go in depth on the characters appearance or personality but focuses on the setting and the plot. This gives the reader a vague explanation and no background information. When comparing this story to one of Twain’s more analytical pieces it becomes clear that he was an author of many different writing styles and can go from a short story to a satirical essay containing his stance on public issues. In Mark Twain’s story “A New Crime” satire is the main literary element throughout the entire piece. Twain uses satire along with subtle humor to voice his opinion on the judicial system. He does this quite plainly by saying “—Formerly, If you killed man, it was possible you were insane—but now, if you, having friends and money, kill a man, it is evidence you’re a lunatic!” Following this up with a rhetorical question stating the insanity plea has become “common”, Twain expresses his views quite clearly in this piece of writing leaving little if at all to be interpreted by the