Regionalism
Regionalism is often referred to this other name. A synonym to this would be “pigment area.”
Local Color
Writers of this period turned away from what other literary movement. It is often used as a label to describe a certain type of comedy.
Romanticism
What famous scientist was also known as a naturalist? He is known for his evolution theory.
Charles Darwin
What was the name of the U.S. President during the Civil War. He was someone who couldn’t tell a lie.
Abraham Lincoln
What is the name of the Mark Twain story that elevated him as a great writer. The title is describes a very athletic frog.
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
Regionalism attempted to portray the landscape, speech, customs, and what other missing element in this definition.
Other cultural details of their chosen region
People who write their stories using realism are often referred to as what? These are the types of people that are usually pessimists.
Realists
Naturalism grew out of what movement?
Realism
What female author wrote “And, Ain’t I a Woman?” Her name is the opposite of false.
Sojourner Truth
Mark Twain is actually just a pen name. What is this famous satirical author’s birth name?
Samuel Langhorne
When did Regionalism gain popularity? What century?
Late 19th century and early 20th century
Realists writers did not aim to transcend reality but to do what mundane thing?
Render the truth of everyday experiences as they saw, heard, and felt it.
Naturalism is considered a more _______ movement then regionalism and realism.
Extreme
Often remembered as the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, more than 51,000 men died at this now historic site.
Gettysburg
A character in The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is known for his gambling addiction as is referred to as infamous at the start of the story.
Jim Smiley
Regionalism is important for writers who like to use dialect, customs, history, and landscape, of a what?
A Particular Region
What is Realism
A literary movement that turned away from romanticism and aimed at writing about real things.
Naturalists believed that human beings are shaped by what thing. Gregor Mendel would like this answer.
Heredity and Environment
He was the general of the Confederate army during the Civil War. His name is Robert Lee. But what letter starts his middle name?
E.
How much money does Smiley wager against the stranger in the frog jumping competition in this famous Mark Twain story.
$40
Regionalism is a mixture of realism and what other literary movement?
Romanticism
Name one Realism story.
April Showers
Naturalism Favored fact and logic over what.
Imaginative, symbolic, and supernatural things.
Considered the bloodiest American War when counting the number of fatalities. How many men lost their lives by the end of The Civil War?
620,000
What year did Mark Twain die? It is also the year that the era of Regionalism and Realism ended. What a coincidence.
1910