How does Mark Twain use dramatic irony to create humor?

Sorry I can’t answer briefly, so I’ll ignore for once, as most critics do, Samuel Clemens’ characterization of Mark Twain the narrator—actual or implied—as a comic foil to create dramatic irony, humor and satire. This question could birth a book. I’ll try to give you a limited synopsis. read more

Dramatic irony is when the characters are oblivious to something that the audience knows. This understanding among the audience makes the dialogues of the characters have a different meaning that creates humor or suspense. Mark Twain portrayed the role of a deadpan narrator who had no idea that his narration was humorous. read more

In Mark Twain's story The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Twain uses various types of satire, which involves the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, parody, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. read more