Eng3A Unit 4 Realism Test Review

Which is a possible setting for a work of American literary Realism?

"Well, thish-yer Smiley had rat-tarriers, and chicken cocks, and tom-cats and all them kind of things" is an example of

What did regionalism strive to do?

"Her height and massiveness in the low room gave her the look of a huge sibyl" is an example of

His public career was marked by great independence and fidelity to principle. What does fidelity mean in this sentence?

Who was the first African American writer in the Realist movement?

Mark Twain used this literary technique to explain complex topics while still keeping the reader interested.

"I went into the woods because I wished to live deliberately" is an example of

Which of the following is correct?

She has the faculty to learn many languages. What does faculty mean in this sentence?

The dragons did not assail the right wing till the retreat had commenced. What does assail mean in this sentence?

In rebuilding the city caution was taken against the recurrence of calamity. What does recurrence mean in this sentence?

"White blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon--then all is darkness and silence" foreshadows

"An indescribable oppression, which seemed to generate in some unfamiliar part of her consciousness" is an example of

Which of the following is correct?

The dripping of the faucet chafed her nerves. What does chafed mean in this sentence?

Moving through the crowd, Daisy used her vivacity to bring the crowd to life. What does vivacity mean in this sentence?

"When by the Ruines oft I past, My sorrowing eyes aside did cast, And here and there the places spye" is an example of

Who wrote short poems about internal, personal musings? These poems usually had some sort of rhyme.

Who had a realistic dialect in his/her characters and helped America find its national voice?

Adding -ly to a word changes the word to what part of speech (i.e. discreetly)

"His eyes felt congested; he could no longer close them...he could no longer feel the roadway beneath his feet" is

Who is known for an unconventional style of writing and for having dark themes in poems?

Which of the following is correct?

Who wrote short stories using the topic of war with vivid description, flashbacks, and foreshadowing?

Which author's life ended in an ironic twist of fate, much like many pieces of his writing?

Adding -esque to a word changes the word to what part of speech (i.e. picturesque)

He walked through the streets and slowed upon reaching a dilapidated, boarded-up church on a corner. Dilapidated means:

Which of the following is correct?

The movie’s shocking ending left us all in an ineffable daze. What does ineffable mean in this sentence?