Poems
Realism Information
100

What is glorified in "War is kind"

War

100

Which American war led to the realism movement

Civil War

200

This character in Edward Robinson's poem kills himself, despite seeming perfect to the world

Richard Cory

200

In what century did realism surface?

19th Century

300

This character in Edgar Lee Masters' poem lives a boring life, and tells her children they need to appreciate life

Lucinda Matlock

300

This process where cities grow while taking citizens from rural areas was often portrayed in realism paintings

Urbanization

400

How many of Lucinda Matlock's kids died?

Eight

400

This man is considered the father of realism in American literature

William Dean Howells

500

In "War is Kind" the speaker comforts a maiden, a daughter, and which other person?

A mother

500

(For 2000 points) Members of this school gained notoriety by depicting slums in the city

Ashcan School

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