Realism & Naturalism
What years did the literary genres realism and naturalism encompass?
1865-1914
Which writer from this unit featured a clean, disciplined style with crisp, climactic endings and unexpected turns?
Bret Harte
Writing that uses a specific setting and gives special attention to that setting's landscape and a particular aspects of its people
local color
The central conflict in "A White Heron" is Slyvia vs. __________.
herself
Name two of the three people groups that contributed to the rise of large cities.
Immigrants, black people from the South, and discouraged farmers
Horatio Alger wrote such works as Strive and Succeed that helped establish the legend that later writers would call the _______ ________.
Which writer from this unit features folksy, nostalgic writing with happy endings?
James Whitcomb Riley
words exactly alike from the vowel of the last accented syllable onward
perfect rhyme
In "Much Madness is divinest Sense," Dickinson described madness and sense using ___________.
paradox
What were the two major forces of change during the period following the Civil War?
rapid industrialization and Darwin's theory of evolution
What characterizes the writing of a realistic writer?
writing about what the author sees around them, especially scenery and people
Which writer from this unit wrote short stories, was a lover of the New England countryside, and the first female recipient of an honorary doctorate from Bowdoin College?
Sarah Orne Jewett
the overly emotional treatment of a subject in an attempt to elicit the reader's emotions
sentimentalism
In the end of the story, Désirée and her baby ______________. (not a single word)
disappear into the bayou, never to return again.
Describe Darwin's theory of natural selection.
Animals with superior traits survive, and those without them simply die off.
Naturalists portrayed man as more _______ than _______.
beast; human
Which writer from this unit lived her entire life in Amherst, Massachusetts, rejected God and Christianity, and published only ten poems before her death?
Emily Dickinson
words that are similar but slightly mismatched
slant rhyme
List two of the qualities of hope that Dickinson writes in her poem "Hope is the thing with feathers."
never stops, sings sweeter in teh storm, keeps many warm, is everywhere
Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan
The naturalists believed that life was controlled by __________ forces.
Inexplicable
Which writer was known for her feminist themes, stories about Creole and Cajun society, and controversial subjects and themes?
Kate Chopin
words taking on double meanings, such as sarcasm
verbal irony
Harte's story "The Boom in Calaveras Clarion" is based on __________. (multiple words)
His real life experiences working as a newspaperman.
Name one of two evangelists who had an impact on the revival movement of the period.
Dwight L. Moody and Billy Sunday