American Realism

Question 1

Where do concepts from the American Realism movement come from?

Answer 1

date book to the early 1800’s in France

Question 2

What movement does this literary time period follow?

Answer 2

Follows Trans. Reaction to Romantic Movement

Question 3

Who are the two most influential writer so this movement?

Answer 3

Twain and Henry

Question 4

What are 5 of the six characteristics of realism?

Answer 4

1. Characters are more important in the plot
2. Events are usually plausible
3. Objectivity is very important
4. Dictation is natural and common
5. Concentration is on the middle class
6. Relativity is followed closely and detailed

Question 5

Was a Civil War soldier

Answer 5

Bierce

Question 6

Born Samuel Langhorn Clemons

Answer 6

Mark Twain

Question 7

Is best known for “Portrait of a Lady”

Answer 7

James

Question 8

Disappeared in Mexico

Answer 8

Bierce

Question 9

Wrote “Celebration Jumping Frog of Calavarous County”

Answer 9

Twain

Question 10

Wrote “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”

Answer 10

Bierce

Question 11

Wrote the “Ambassador”

Answer 11

James

Question 12

Was cited for bravery as a soldier 15 times

Answer 12

Bierce

Question 13

Worked as steamboat captain

Answer 13

Twain

Question 14

Who wrote Life on the Mississippi

Answer 14

Twain

Question 15

“Life on the Mississippi” summarize the plot for this story in 3 or less sentences

Answer 15

Twain inspires to be a steamboats men when he was a boy, as did all his friends

Question 16

“Life on the Mississippi” what was the extended metaphor for this story

Answer 16

Comparing the river to a book

Question 17

“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” what does Bierce use to establish this setting?

Answer 17

Imagery

Question 18

“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” how is this a true story of the Realism Movement

Answer 18

Plausibility, concentration on middle class, focus on character

Question 19

“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” where does Bierce find his knowledge about war?

Answer 19

From his own experience

Question 20

“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” describe the 3 parts of the story

Answer 20

I–> Describes process leading up to execution
II–> gives backstory
III–> his “escape” and death

Question 21

“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” what are some clues to what is truly happening to Farquar?

Answer 21

The small probability of him escaping, the vague-ness of some parts, unrealistic, hands going numb and face being hot

Question 22

“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” what is unique about the 3rd section

Answer 22

It has the most words and details

Question 23

The advantage point in which a story is written or told

Answer 23

Point of View

Question 24

POV where the narrator knows everything about the characters

Answer 24

Omniscient POV

Question 25

POV where the narrator reports without comment

Answer 25

Objective POV

Question 26

Where the narrator zooms in on only one character

Answer 26

Third Person Limited

Question 27

Scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story

Answer 27

Flashback

Question 28

Clue to what is going to happen later

Answer 28

Foreshadowing

Question 29

Define American Realism

Answer 29

an attempt to represent everyday people and situations accurately without embellishment