Chapter 5 of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" was another humorous chapter. Tom Sawyer is stuck in church and is forced to find some way to entertain himself. A beetle and a dog put on a bit of a show for Tom Sawyer during the church service. This chapter explains this distraction in full detail.
This is an example of a metaphor. Mark Twain uses this partly because it is a humorous comparison but also because it helps us relate to how Tom Sawyer feels about the event that is taking place. From this phrase, I know that Tom Sawyer didn't care much for what the Rev. was saying. I can also tell that the Rev. mustn't have been reading the notices in a very intriguing way, as a bulletin board is often not intriguing.
The author, Mark Twain, uses quite a few artistic devices. In this chapter, one line popped out to me:
"...the Rev. Mr. Sprague turned himself into a bulletin board and read off notices..." Pg. 41
This is an example of a metaphor. Mark Twain uses this partly because it is a humorous comparison but also because it helps us relate to how Tom Sawyer feels about the event that is taking place. From this phrase, I know that Tom Sawyer didn't care much for what the Rev. was saying. I can also tell that the Rev. mustn't have been reading the notices in a very intriguing way, as a bulletin board is often not intriguing.
Another artistic device Mark Twain uses constantly in this novel is humor. This can take many forms. In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" the humor I see most is the quick thinking from Tom Sawyer and his blunt, mischievous attitude. Mark Twain makes this book entertaining by including stories that make the reader laugh or smile. I think that this would have to be one of my favorite artistic devices as I enjoy quick-witted humor quite a bit.
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