I have two questions for english that I honestly don't know… I put what I think it is but I think its completely wrong…
1. Which of the following is a possible setting for works of American literary realism? Check all that apply.
a. American West* b. post-Civil War South c. New England d. Gold Coast 2. The following passage is from which literary genre?
"There ain't a foot o'ground she don't know her way over, and the wild creaturs counts her one o'themselves. Squer'ls she'll tame to come an' feed right out o' her hands, and all sorts o' birds. Last winter she got the jaybirds to banging here, and I believe she'd 'a' scanted herself of her own meals to have plenty to throw out amongest'em, if I had n't kep' watch"
a. literary realism b. romanticism c. modernism d. colonial literature* Thank you for the help :)

Respuesta :

Here are the answers to the given questions above.
1. The possible settings for works of American literary realism would be the following: American West,  post-Civil War South and New England. The answers would be options A, B and C.
2. The given passage above is from 
"The White Heron" by Sarah Jewett. This passage is from the literary genre of literary realism. The answer for this would be option A.
Hope these helps.

1- The correct answers are: A, B and C.

One of the main characterists of literary realism is that the action has to take place in a real and plausible place. Therefore, for a liteary work to be classified as American Realist, it should take place in any part of the United States of America.

2- The correct answer is A.

This passage belongs to the cathegory of Literary Realism. This is an excerpt from "A White Heron," a story in which the author provides a great amount of detailed description of nature.

This passage gives a very detailed description of Sylvia, a woman that moved to the the Maine woods as a child and has now become one with nature.