Applying King's and Hughes' Writing Guidelines to Mark Twain's Corn-pone Opinions

Mark Twain's writing is proven genius by both Stephen King and Langston Hughes whether Hughes would like this or not. King and Hughes have each written guidelines for people to become better writers. When their rules are applied to Twain's writing of “Corn-pone Opinions,” the genius of this essay is illuminated because we are now able to clearly see the mastery Twain has over his writing. If King and Hughes were to read “Corn-pone Opinions” in a critical fashion, though King would enjoy the essay from beginning to end, Hughes would be highly critical. After reading all of these texts myself, it seemed as if Twain had read the guidelines for an essay that King and Hughes had laid down, had taken what he wanted from them, and tossed out the rest.