In what ways are the narrative presentations in the selection from Life on the Mississippi and "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" similar?

A. Both narrators honor and respect the characters in their narratives.

B. Both narrators frequently use incongruity and hyperbole.

C. Both narrators frame their narratives with deep, personal reflections.

D. Both narratives have first-person narrators.

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Leia Nash

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16 May, 07:26

In what ways are the narrative presentations in the selection from Life on the Mississippi and "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" similar?

A. Both narrators honor and respect the characters in their narratives.

B. Both narrators frequently use incongruity and hyperbole.

C. Both narrators frame their narratives with deep, personal reflections.

D. Both narratives have first-person narrators.

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Elaina Buchanan · Answer 1

The narrative presentations in the selection from Life on the Mississippi and "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" are similar in that D. Both narratives have first-person narrators.

The narrator in both stories is Mark Twain, the author. In Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain is the main character and narrator who ties together his personal experiences and stories he has collected. In "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", Twain uses a "as-told-to" framework, where he retells the story of a gambler, Jim Smiley.