NAME:  __________________________________
American Literature 
Mrs. Jeanneret
Realism Authors/ Mini Unit Quest Study Guide
Test:  Friday, April 11, 2014
   I.  Characteristics of Realism 
A.	Identify elements of Local Color in Female Realism (Class Notes)
B.	Identify elements of realism in the following stories:
i.	“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin
ii.	“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
C.	Be able to connect the stories to Victorian society 
II.	Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” 
A.	Identify the symbolism of the open window in “The Story of an Hour.”
B.	Identify instances of imagery, personification, metaphor, simile, and irony within “The Story of an Hour.”
C.	What does Richards represent in regards to men in the late 1800’s?
D.	Identify the typical audience of these short stories.
E.	Identify pathos in “The Story of an Hour.”
F.	Identify the effect of syntax within “The Story of an Hour.”
III.	 Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” Symbolism
i.	 Identify the symbolism of the following characters:  John, Jennie, Mary, and The Woman in the Wallpaper
ii.	The Yellow Wallpaper
iii.	The narrator’s journal/writing
iv.	The bars on the windows
v.	  Creeping
D.	Major Themes (One short answer will revolve around these themes.  To completely answer the essay question, students must have a grasp of feminist realism.)
i.	 Feminism and the yellow wallpaper
ii.	Female imprisonment in the domestic sphere
iii.	Sunlight as oppressive, moonlight as inhibiting
iv.	Opression
V.	 Poems by Robinson—“Miniver Cheevy” and “Richard Cory”
a.	Rhyme Scheme
b.	Irony 
VI.	Poems by Dunbar—“Douglass” and “We Wear the Mask”
a.	Rhyme Scheme and meaning
b.	Meter
VII.	The Open Boat by Steven Crane
a.	Naturalist Themes
b.	Irony
c.	Plot questions
VIII.	 Realism Vocab