“the celebrated jumping frog of calaveras county” literary elements
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““The Celebrated Jumping Frog The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”of Calaveras County”LITERARY ELEMENTS LITERARY ELEMENTS
Determine…
• Characters
• Plot
• Author’s Purpose
• Setting
• Tone
• Mood
• Theme
• Author’s Purpose
CharactersWho are they and what do you think they represent?
1. Narrator
2. Simon Wheeler
3. Leonidas Smiley
4. Jim Smiley
5. 15 Minute Nag
6. Andrew Jackson
7. Daniel Webster
Character List
1. Narrator . . . Possibly Mark Twain, Represents the West
2. Simon Wheeler . . . Fat, bald-headed, Represents the East
3. Leonidas W. Smiley . . . The myth
4. Jim Smiley . . . The gambler (imperfect mankind)
5. 15 minute nag . . . Asthmatic, distempered, consumptioned horse
6. Andrew Jackson . . . Dog with the signature move - for the common man
7. Dan'l Webster . . . Frog that swallows quail shot - not for the common man pro- slavery
Plot
1. Exposition-
2. Rising Action-
3. Climax-
4. Falling Action-
5. Resolution-
Plot (inner story)
1. Exposition- introduced to outer story and inner and Jim Smiley
2. Rising Action- conflict—gambling problematic
3. Climax- frog won’t jump
4. Falling Action-stranger running off
5. Resolution-outer story
Author’s Purpose
Author's Purpose
• To entertain ... base level
• Humorous, tall tale and satire
• To inform . . .East vs. West?
Setting
• Where, purpose
Setting
• Angels Mining Camp Bar
• Sometime after 1850
• Relevance---Narrator vs. Simon Wheeler---?
Tone
Tone
• Authors attitude
• Satirical
• Humorous
Mood
Mood
• What the reader gets from the piece...
• Humorous
Theme
Theme
• East vs. West
• The thrill of competition is sometimes addicting
• Cleverness is not always the best thing... Jim and narrator clever...both end up duped