Regional Literature - Realism

Question 1

realism

Answer 1

• sought to portray life as it was really lived
• emphasis on themes, characters, customs, and settings of a particular graphic region
• prominent around 1900

Question 2

the time period following the civil war is often called the gilded age because

Answer 2

things looked good on the outside but weren’t very good underneath

Question 3

there was a conflict that arose after the civil war between

Answer 3

those who wanted things to be as they were before the War and those who wanted change

Question 4

which was not a concern to the regionalist writers after the civil war?

Answer 4

advancement of technology

Question 5

the “gilding” or good, exterior of the gilded age after the civil war came from

Answer 5

technological advancement of the industrial revolution

Question 6

regional writing is characterized by

Answer 6

everyday settings and everyday speech

Question 7

by the early 1900’s the leading industrial nation

Answer 7

the US

Question 8

regionalist writers created a picture of a particular region of the country through

Answer 8

regional dialect/regional settings