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Allegory

Allegory

A story that uses symbols to convey a deeper meaning as conveyed by the author. (Example: George Orwell's 'Animal Farm')

Bildungsroman

A coming-of-age story focusing on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist. (Example: 'The Catcher in the Rye' by J.D. Salinger)

Epistolary Novel

A novel written as a series of letters. (Example: 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker)

Picaresque

A novel that depicts the adventures of a roguish hero of low social class who lives by their wits. (Example: 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' by Mark Twain)

Gothic

A genre that includes mystery, horror, gloom, or death, and lowercase romance. (Example: 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley)

Impressionism

A style that relies on abstract associations and the subjective point of view of characters to relay impressions of events. (Example: 'The Room' by Martin C. Putnam)

Modernism

A conscious break with traditional writing norms, characterized by experimental styles. (Example: 'Ulysses' by James Joyce)

Naturalism

A literary movement depicting how society and socioeconomic factors shape human character. (Example: 'Germinal' by Émile Zola)

Puritanism

The writing style of early English-speaking colonists in America, emphasizing obedience to God. (Example: 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' by Jonathan Edwards)

Postmodernism

Literature characterized by metafiction, unreliable narration, and self-reflexivity. (Example: 'Slaughterhouse-Five' by Kurt Vonnegut)

Realism

A movement aiming to depict everyday life without romanticization. (Example: 'Madame Bovary' by Gustave Flaubert)

Magical Realism

A genre blending reality and fantasy as normal occurrences. (Example: 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' by Gabriel García Márquez)

Romanticism

A revolt against Rationalism, emphasizing emotion and extreme detail in literature. (Example: 'The Prelude' by William Wordsworth)

Dark Romanticism

A genre focused on emotion above intellect, with elements of the supernatural and fascination with the grotesque. (Example: 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe)

Transcendentalism

A movement asserting that individuals can reach ultimate truths through spiritual intuition, transcending reason. (Example: 'Walden' by Henry David Thoreau)

Allegory

George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'

Bildungsroman

'The Catcher in the Rye' by J.D. Salinger

Epistolary

'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker

Picaresque

'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' by Mark Twain

Gothic

'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley

Impressionism

'The Room' by Martin C. Putnam

Modernism

'Ulysses' by James Joyce

Naturalism

'Germinal' by Émile Zola

Puritanism

'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' by Jonathan Edwards

Postmodernism

'Slaughterhouse-Five' by Kurt Vonnegut

Realism

'Madame Bovary' by Gustave Flaubert

Magical Realism

'One Hundred Years of Solitude' by Gabriel García Márquez

Romanticism

‘The Prelude’ by William Wordsworth

Dark Romanticism

'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe

Transcendentalism

'Walden' by Henry David Thoreau