What are the characteristics of Realism, Romantic, and other American Lit styles?
Evaluating American literature can be difficult or easy depending on the passage and the way the authors writes. Realism and Romanticism are probably the most common among literary styles. Realism is basically telling or showing something the way it is/was in real life. Everything is told in relation to facts; there are no interpretations. Common text that are written using realism are documentaries and biographies. In Romanticism nothing has to make sense. This is how I like to describe it. Romanticism appeals to emotions such as love, of course, and sadness, which is often overlooked. A majority of text written for early grade students are using romanticism. Stories like how a lady is saved by a dude and live happily for the rest of their lives, or so the story tells, is a good example. If you want more in depth study and other forms of literature go to this link http://en.wikipedia.
