Why, I've seen him set Dan'l Webster down here on this floor Dan'l Webster was the name of the frog..Page 85 Lines:1-2
Allusions is important throughout this tale because Smiley named his frog (Dan'l Webster) after a former statesman and politician. He uses names of known people to show that his frog is known for being something important.
You are gonna be the best jumping frog
Theme is significant throughout the tale because it shows deception and competition are a pattern throughout the story. Smiley always chooses the underdog and comes back winning within the last few seconds.
The speaker in the tale is an educated man. This is important because Twain is showing the difference between the East (educated) and West (uneducated).
In compliance with the request of a friend of mine, who wrote me from the East, I called on good-natured, garrulous old Simon Wheeler, and inquired after my friend's friend, Leonidas W. Smiley, as requested to do, and I hereunto append the result.Page 82 Lines 1-3
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