Literary Movements
This literary movement is characterized by writing that offers a realistic and accurate portrayal of life.
Realism
This short story by Edith Wharton is an example of realism.
"April Showers"
This short story by Willa Cather is an example of regionalism.
"A Wagner Matinee"
This short story by Kate Chopin is an example of naturalism.
"The Story of an Hour"
The quote below is from this short story.
"A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the swift water twenty feet below."
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
This literary movement sought to portray the unique character of various regions.
Regionalism
In Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, this is Covey's first reason for beating Douglass.
Douglass had broken the gate and the oxcart.
In "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," this causes Smiley's frog to lose the bet.
The stranger filled the frog up with quail shot so he was too heavy to jump.
In "The Law of Life," how does Koskoosh die?
He was killed by wolves.
The quote below is from this story.
"It was a glorious resurrection, from the tomb of slavery, to the heaven of freedom."
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
This literary movement aimed to reflect the harsh reality of the time.
Naturalism
In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," this is the cause of Farquhar's death.
He is hanged as a punishment for his crime (of trying to burn the bridge).
These are the two settings in "A Wagner Matinee."
The Nebraska prairie and the Boston concert hall.
By the end of "The Yellow Wallpaper," who does the narrator think she is?
The woman from the wallpaper.
The quote below is from this short story.
"The face of the water, in time, became a wonderful book--a book that was a dead language to the uneducated passenger, but which told its mind to me without reserve..."
"Life on the Mississippi"
The authors Ambrose Bierce and Frederick Douglass wrote in this literary movement.
Realism
In Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, this is a turning point in Douglass's life as a slave.
Douglass's battle with Covey
In "Life of the Mississippi," Mark Twain draws a parallel to a doctor to explain this issue that affects professionals.
Once you understand/know something, it makes it difficult to see the beauty of the thing.
In "The Story of an Hour," what is ironic about the "joy that kills" that the doctor says is the cause of Mrs. Mallard's death?
Everyone thinks she is happy to see that her husband is NOT dead, but in reality she dies because his presence means that she is NOT free.
The quote below is from this short story.
"However, lacking both time and inclination, I did not wait to hear about the afflicted cow but took my leave."
"The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
The authors Mark Twain and Willa Cather wrote in this literary movement.
Regionalism
In "April Showers," what does Theodora's father reveal to her at the end of the story.
This is the distinct form of a language spoken in one geographic area or by a particular group.
Dialect
In "The Yellow Wallpaper," the narrator initially hates the wallpaper for these two reasons.
It is a "repellent, almost revolting," color and the pattern is "committing every artistic sin."
The quote below is from this short story.
"She breathed a quick prayer that life might be long. It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long."
"The Story of an Hour"