HF+Key+Elements


 * **Term** || **Explanation** || **Examples/Text** ||
 * Symbolism || a person, place, or thing that has a concrete meaning but also stands for something else || The Mississippi River symbolized freedom ||
 * Point of View || First Person- From Huck's Point of View || "I","me","mine","we" etc. ||
 * Allusion || a reference to a person, place, or work of literature || The name of the steam boat, Walter Scott, is an allusion to a famous author ||
 * Exposition || Huck is living with Widow Douglass. ||  ||
 * Rising Action || On the raft getting to know Jim through their experiences ||  ||
 * Climax || When Huck rips his letter and accepts going to hell for Jim and what he thinks is right. || "If this means I go to hell, then so be it" ||
 * Falling Action || events that occur after the climax and lead to the resolution || Huck and Tom "trying" to help Jim escape ||
 * Resolution || Reveals the final outcome of events and ties up the loose ends || Aunt Polly arrives at Aunt Sally's house revealing huck and tom's identities and that JIm was already set free. ||
 * Foreshadowing || Use of hints or clues to indicate events that will occur in a story. ||  ||
 * Tone || a writers attitude toward their subject || Twain's tone is frequently ironic or mocking, but at points serious ||