Realism

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What is Realism

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a literary period and a method. It is defined as a faithful representation of reality or “verisimilitude”

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Time Period

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1850s-1910

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Factors that contributed to Realism

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1. the Civil War
2. the increasing rates of democracy and literacy
3. the rapid growth in industrialism
4. an expanding population due to immigration
5. a relative rise in middle-class affluence provided

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Characteristics of Realism:

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1. Method in which authors base their writing on observations of contemporary life,
   often focusing in the lower or middle classes.
2. Attempt to present life objectively and honestly
3. Develop settings in great detail in an effort to re-create a specific time period for
   the reader

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Local Color

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imitates ordinary life and brings a particular region alive

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Naturalism

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literary movement that attempted to portray realistic situations often with a pessimistic and detached tone.

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Surrealism

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an artistic attempt to bridge together reality and the imagination.

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Pragmatism

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the concept of dealing with things sensibly and realistically

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Verisimilitude

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the appearance of being true or real

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Dialect

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applied to the different speech patterns of people from different regions.

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Colloquialism

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the usage of informal or everyday language in literature.

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Situational Irony

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something happens that is very different than what was expected.

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Verbal Irony

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a form of irony in which someone says or writes something that is in opposition to the person’s true meaning.

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Dramatic Irony

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occurs in a piece of literature when the audience knows something that some characters in the narrative do not

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Tone

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the author’s attitude toward the subject

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Narrative poetry

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a poem that tells a story

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Symbolism

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using objects to represent other things, people, ideas, concepts

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What are some famous artists from this time?

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Ambrose Bierce
Kate Chopin
Susan Glaspell
Jack London
Carl Sandburg
Edgar Lee Masters
Edwin Arlington Robinon
Paul Lawrence Dunbar

Question 19

The Story of an Hour Irony

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Dramatic Irony - The audience knows that her joy was crushed

Question 20

What offshoot of realism is in The Story of an Hour

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Surrealism

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What was the conflict in To Build a Fire

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Man against Nature

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What was the tone in To Build a Fire

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Detached

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What offshoot of realism is in To Build a Fire

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Naturalism - It has a detached tone and a conflict between man and nature

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What is the theme of To Build a Fire

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Listen to others especially when they’re more experienced, and don’t be selfish because you don’t have to do things alone. Nature is powerful and immortal, unlike man.

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What is the Irony in Trifles

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The knot on the rope is the same as the quilting knot.

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What are the symbols in Trifles

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Mrs. Wright and her bird liked to sing. And the birdcage to her confinement

Question 27

Whats the purpose of the flashback in An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

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To show the reader who he was before and why he was being hung. It also added suspense to the story and details of the irony

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What is the irony in An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge?

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Dramatic irony, because the readers know the soldier was really a federal scout. And situational irony, because Peyton was a civilian who longed for the life of a soldier, he said he was a student of hanging.

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What are the qualities of surrealism in An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

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it bridges together his thoughts and reality while he dying

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What is the theme in An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

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War is harsh and cruel and can change people.

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What’s the subject in Ain’t I a Woman

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Women’s Rights of all colors

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What’s the occasion in Ain’t I a Woman

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1851 Akron OH Women’s Rights Convention

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What’s the Audience in Ain’t I a Woman

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Women’s Rights activists

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What’s the Purpose of Ain’t I a Woman

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Equality between the sexes

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What’s the Speaker of Ain’t I a Woman

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Sojourner Truth

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Whats the Tone of Ain’t I a Woman

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Passionate and motivational

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Ethos

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what the author says to gain credibility from the audience and build character

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Pathos

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emotion

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Logos

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logic