I introduced the novel, Huckleberry Finn, by examining the meaning of the term ,literary canon, and by discussing the prominence the novel holds in the canon where it is considered by some to be the Great American Novel. I next described the term "satire" and examined how authors use exaggeration and verbal irony to create a humorous satire. Further, I distributed a vocabulary, dialect, and historical allusion list that I prepared . I noted how Twain's use of local dialect of everyday people sets this novel apart from other novels of the time period that tended to imitate the style and diction of British writers.