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Realism
Whitman and Dickinson
Modernism
100
This is the main type of character present in American Realist texts.
What is a complex, realistic character?
100
Walt Whitman typically uses this type of verse.
What is free verse?
100
Characters in American Modernism could often be described in this way.
What is disillusioned/alienated yet noble?
200
This is an example of American Realism that we read an excerpt from in class.
What is The Red Badge of Courage?
200
Emily Dickinson has these types of lines in her poetry.
What are simple yet deep lines?
200
American Modernism dealt with a _______ of faith in traditional ideals (American Dream, etc.)
What is loss?
300
This is the main type of narration present in American Realist texts.
What is detached narration?
300
This is the example of Whitman's poetry that we discussed in depth in class.
What is "I Hear America Singing"?
300
American Modernism involved a/an ________ with style and language.
What is experimentation?
400
This is the type of language typically used in American Realist texts.
What is ordinary, everyday language?
400
This is the example of Emily Dickinson's poetry that we discussed in class.
What is "'Hope' is the thing with feathers"?
400
The subject matter of American Modernist texts tended to deal with these sorts of things.
What are nontraditional?
500
Name three historical events or trends that led to American Realism.
What are the Civil War, Industrial Revolution, Romanticism (negative reaction to it), and/or middle class rising?
500
Walt Whitman was a/an _______ when it came to the American Dream.
What is either an optimist or an idealist?
500
This is an example of American Modernism that we read an excerpt from in class.
What is The Great Gatsby?