Realism

He seemed prepared to make a bet on anything.

A style of writing that uses strong imagery and affective sensory devices.

She was best known for the scandalous novel The Awakening.

"A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama."

He struggled with poverty and the fact that his father never accepted him.

He helped to create free verse poetry.

" He was cruel enough to inflict the severest punishment, and artful enough to descend to the lowest trickery.

A tremendous amount of figurative language is used in this style of writing.

He was an avid abolitionist

"An this is the story of how the lieutenant lost his arm."

He understood that there was a story in every moment.

He spoke to the degradation and brutality of slavery .

A style of writing that focuses on certain regions of the country.

He dreamed of home and wife before his impending death.

Her husband died of swamp fever.

"The old-timer from Sulphur Creek was right."

He believed that the source of humor was in sorrow and not joy.

She chose herself over her kids when she found money.

She thought of freedom after the supposed death of her husband

A style of writing that shows the world as a harsh, cruel place.

He was accused of cheating at cards.

Most of the stories in this unit were told in this point of view (P.O.V.).

A literary time period where the focus was showing the world as it truly was.

...a powerful longing that the cable car would never stop anywhere, but go on and on with her forever.

The Outcasts of Poker Flat would best fit this style of writing.