Notes for Quiz

Romanticism- Works of literature that deal with the imagination, romantic adventures, spiritual connection w/ nature. Ex. The Last of the Mohigans; Stories about the round table; Robin Hood; Sir Walter Scott; Poe. Romanticism represents ideals and ideas, not reality.

Realism- Works of literature that depicts life and people as they really appear (all characters have flaws because all people have flaws).
Themes: corruption, racism

Satire: Work of literature that uses irony and hyperbole to attack and mock some aspect of society as a way to promote change.

Antihero: a protagonist that doesn't fit the traditional description of a hero. Ex. Huckleberry Finn.

Picarsque Novel: Usually a satirical novel which depicts in realistic detail the adventures of a roguish hero of low social class who survives by his or her wits in a corrupt society.

Bildungsroman: A novel whose principal subject is the moral, psychological and intellectual development of a youthful main character.

Episodic Plot: A structure that features distinct episodes or a series of stories linked together by the same character. Huck Finn can be broken up into 8 or 9 episodes.