realism test
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
yellow wallpaper | Charlotte Perkins Gillman |
Desiree's Baby | Kate Chopin |
Mr. Flood's Party | Edwin Arlington Robinson |
George Crabbe | Edwin Arlington Robinson |
Outcasts of Poker Flat | Bret Harte |
Revolt of Mother | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman |
Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County | Mark Twain |
Story of an Hour | Kate Chopin |
Open Boat | Stephen Crane |
Jack London | To Build a Fire |
Under the Lion's Paw | Hamlin Garland |
House of Mirth | Edith Wharton |
Wagner's Matinee | Willa Carter |
Realism | 1. central conflict 2. Portrait of American Life 3. Strong narrative line Ex: House of Mirth, George Crabbe, Mr. Flood's Party |
Local Color | 1. highly localized setting2. narrator is sometimes distant from other characters 3. narrator is typically educated but learns something and judges the local people Ex: Notorious Jumping Frog |
Regionalism | 1. Concered with distinct culture of that area or time period (customs, dialects, etc.) 2. Focuses on a geographical area or an era of time 3. Presents a deeper sociological and/or anthropological treatment (than local color) Ex: Wagner's Matinee, Outcasts of Poker Flat, revolt of mother |
Naturalism | 1. de-emphasizes individuality2. extreme setting 3. uneducated, lower-class characters Ex: to build a fire, open boat |
Impressionism | WITHIN NATURALISM1. narrators are not omniscient 2. little ethical struggle 3. constant state of having to interpret the world Ex: Story of an Hour, Desiree's baby, Yellow Wallpaper |
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