This is the physical arrangement of geographical features in an area, and is an important part of any regional story.
What is topography?
100
This literary period coincides with Realism and shares many characteristics.
What is Regionalism?
100
Humans are subject to the laws of ___________ and controlled by instinct.
What is nature?
100
To inform, to persuade, to explain, or to describe.
What is author's purpose?
100
It is when an object stands for itself and for some other idea, object in a piece of literature.
What is symbolism?
200
This literary period happens at the same time as Regionalism and shares some of the same characteristics.
What is Realism?
200
This element is essential to Realism and having a realistic plot. It involves the "who" in the story.
What are realistic characters?
200
Fate is determined by environment, heredity, chance, or forces outside of your ______________.
What is control?
200
The way a speaker/narrator feels about the subject.
What is tone?
200
It is the style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a writer or speaker?
What is diction?
300
This author is still one of America's most prominent writers. He wrote stories about the Mississippi River and the American West.
Who is Mark Twain?
300
The __________ in novels that fall under Regionalism and Realism is often both realistic and informal.
What is diction?
300
_____________ in Naturalism have limited choices and motivations.
What are characters?
300
A spoof is a _________ (imitation) or a satire, where a piece of literature ridicules its subject.
What is parody?
300
It is conflict between a character and a force/character outside of him/herself.
What is external conflict?
400
Regionalism stories fit in this category because they can only fit in the ___________ that the author initially wrote it in.
What is setting?
400
Realists sought to portray life as ___________ people lived it, partially as a reaction to the Civil War.
What is ordinary or real?
400
Most Naturalist authors would say that we are "fighting a ____________ battle."
What is losing?
400
It is when an audience knows something before a character or characters in the story.
What is dramatic irony?
400
It is the presentation of evidence and reasoning meant to weaken or undermine an opponent's claim in an argument or debate.
What is a rebuttal?
500
This is when people write a story the way people in a region speak. It can be used for either comic or dramatic effect, and helps to portray a vivid setting. (Hint: 2 words)
What is regional dialect?
500
Realism is a reaction to this historical period.
What is the Civil War?
500
Naturalism is influenced by this psychologist and this scientist.
Who is Darwin and Freud?
500
It is a technique in literature where the personality of a character is revealed through the character's actions, speech, and appearance, as well as through the speech of other characters.
What is indirect characterization?
500
They are details that show specific cultural or regional practices or values in a piece of literature.