Novel Types and Writing Movements

Question 1

allegory

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the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence. Has surface meaning and deeper hidden meaning. Must be author intended - “The Tortoise and the Hare”, Animal Farm, Narnia is new Testimate

Question 2

Bildungsroman

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a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character, coming of age- To Kill a Mockingbird, Harry Potter, Percy Jackson

Question 3

Epistolary Novel

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works of fiction that are written in the form of letters or other documents - Dracula, Frankenstein, Pride and Prejudice, Ordeal by Cheque

Question 4

Picaresque Novel

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a genre of prose fiction that depicts a roughish hero who experiences episodic adventures, loveable protagonist fighting against corrupt society - Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Robin Hood, Tom Jones

Question 5

gothic

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a style of fiction characterized by the use of desolate or remote settings and macabre, mysterious, or violent incidents, includes romance, no moral lesson- (late 1700 to early 1800s), Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, Dracula

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Impressionism

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the depiction of scene, emotion, or character by details intended to achieve a vividness or effectiveness more by evoking subjective and sensory impressions than by recreating an objective reality, character’s personal impressions of reality - (late 1800s to early 1900s), Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness, James Joyce Ulysses, Henry James Portrait of a Young Lady, Virginia Wolfe Mrs. Dalloway

Question 7

modernism

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modern literary philosophy and practice, especially a self-conscious break with the past and a search for new forms of expression, self conscious break from traditional ways of writing, human experience, science, philosophy, art - (1920s to 1940s), TS Elliot The Wasteland, Virginia Wolfe Mrs. Dalloway

Question 8

naturalism

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a theory or practice in literature emphasizing scientific observation of life without idealization and often including elements of determinism, extension of Realism, portrays life exactly as it is, Darwin ideas - (late 1800s to mid 1900), Red Badge of Something, Call of the Wild Jack London, Stephen Crane

Question 9

puritanism

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literature reflecting strictness and austerity especially in matters of religion or conduct, teach and educate strict morals, obedience to god, you should suffer on Earth bc God hates you, sermons, journals - (1620 to 17702), Sinners in the Hands on an Angry God Johnathan Edwards, Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne

Question 10

postmodernism

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of, relating to, or being any of the various movements in reaction to modernism that are typically characterized by ironic self-reference and absurdity, question of reliable narration- (1945 on), Curt Vonnegut, Margaret Atwood Handmaid’s Tale

Question 11

realism

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a theory or practice of fidelity in literature to nature or to real life and to accurate representation without idealization, describes things as they are, mundane everyday life - (1850s to early 1900s), Red Badger Courage, Huckleberry Finn, George Elliot, Middlemarch

Question 12

magical realism

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sub genre of realism, a literary genre in which realistic narrative and naturalistic technique are combined with surreal elements of dream or fantasy, fantastical elements mixed with everyday life, Latinamerican - (1940s), Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jorge Luis Borges

Question 13

romanticism

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focuses on individual experiences, reaction to scientific revolution, idealization of women, emphasis of imagination and emotions - (1800s to 1870s), Frankenstein, Percy Shelly Poetry, William Black Poison Tree, Emily Dickenson

Question 14

dark romanticism

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a literary subgenre of romanticism, reflecting popular fascination with the irrational, the demonic, and the grotesque, no love story - (1840 to 1870s), The Tell-Tale Heart Edgar Allen Poe