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Huckleberry Finn

Chapters 1-5

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Huck Finn Quiz for Ch. 1-5

Open note & open book! Time limit = 15 minutes!

  1. Identify two specific examples (i.e., quotes) of satirical devices used in the novel and explain how they are used to create satire.
  2. How does the novel function in Ch. 1-5 as . . .
    1. a satirical novel?
    2. a novel set in the antebellum American south?
    3. a bildungsroman?
    4. a picaresque?
    5. the first “true” American novel?

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Three additional satirical devices

  1. Wordplay (including puns, innuendos, and double entendres - a word or phrase open to two interpretations, one of which is usually risqué or indecent)

  • Allusion

  • Euphemism - the substitution of a mild or indirect expression for one considered to be too harsh or blunt

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Class Competition

  • Form a group of 2-3.
  • Pull up my website (bit.ly/eh9site) and click the two satirical essay links on today’s agenda.
  • Read the essays.
  • Create two-column notes. On the left, list either a specific critique or a satirical device used (no need for quotes). On the right, explain exactly what is being critiqued or how the device develops the satire.
  • Each member of the top three winning teams (judged on both quality & quantity) earns a free 100% grade on one Huck Finn quiz.
  • Competition ends 2 min. before end of class.

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Class Competition

  • exaggeration
  • juxtaposition
  • oversimplification
  • paradox
  • irony (verbal / situational / dramatic)
  • parody
  • caricature
  • diatribe
  • hyperbole
  • understatement
  • black humor
  • blue humor
  • Freudian slip
  • repartee
  • blunder

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Huckleberry Finn

Chapters 6-11

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Huck Finn Quiz for Ch. 6-11

No book; no notes. 10 minutes!

  • Provide two things that define Huck Finn as a sympathetic character & explain.
  • Provide two things that define him as a problematic character & explain.