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Verisimilitude in Realist Literature

Verisimilitude in Realist Literature. A really big word used to describe “truth” in literature. Definitions. The faithful representation of reality . The quality of seeming true , of believability . The action represented must be convincing according to the reader’s knowledge .

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Verisimilitude in Realist Literature

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  1. Verisimilitude in Realist Literature A really big word used to describe “truth” in literature.

  2. Definitions • The faithful representation of reality. • The quality of seemingtrue, of believability. • The action represented must be convincing according to the reader’sknowledge.

  3. Setting • Does this work actually reflect the time period’s attitudes and historicalfacts?

  4. Characterization • Do the characters possess recognizablehumanqualities? • Do the characters closely imitate real people in their speech, mannerisms, dress, and materialpossessions? • How realistic is the character? • Are the actions/reactions of the characters authentic?

  5. Narrative • Could this really happen? If not, is that the author’spoint? • Is the outcome too predictable? • Does what is probable take precedence over what is merely possible?

  6. Verisimilitude in… • Frederick Douglass’s My Bondage and My Freedom (p. 430) • Ambrose Bierce’s “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” (p. 530) • Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” (p. 550) • Kate Chopin’s “Desiree’s Baby”

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