Mark Twain is widely recognized as one of the most important writers in American literature . The effect of his discipline approach to the short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog Of Calaveras County” incorporated figurative language like simile as well as hyperboles to further expand the the characteristics of the frog as well as other characters . He also incorporated hyperboles to exaggerate the certain situation and features the characters have .
Furthermore in the short story Mark Twain emphasizes that “He had a small bull pup you'd think he was worth a cent , but as soon as money was up on him he was a different dog;his under jawed begin to stick out like the his teeth would uncover, and shine savage like the furnaces.”