AmericanRealism(1865-1920)WhydidRealismdevelop?DevelopmentofAmericanrealism:firstappearintheliteratureoflocalcolor,thennaturalism.Inmattersofstyle,therewascontrastbetweenthegenteelandgracefulproseontheonehand,andthevernaculardiction,roughandreadyfrontierhumorontheother.WhatisRegionalism?RegionalistWritersWhatisAmericanNaturalism?WhydidNaturalismdevelop?WaltWhitman((1819-1892)LeavesofGrassFeaturesofhispoems:SongofMyselfISitandLookOutSummeryofthepoemEmilyDickinson(1830-1886)LiterarystatusAsecludedpoetess“Mother”ofAmericanPoetryandAmericanModernPoetryArtisticfeaturesBecauseIcouldnotstopfordeathSummaryofeachstanzaStanza3:Thejourneyofourcarriageimpliestheexperienceofhumanlife:Schoolimpliestimeforchildhood;thefieldsofgazinggrain,foryouthandadulthood;whilethesettingsun,foroldage.Stanza4:Probablywemaysaythesunsetsbeforewereachthedestination---thenightfalls,deatharrives.Ifeltafearandchillyafterdeath,formyshroudisthinandmyscarftoolight.Despitethedescriptionof“death”,theusualgloomyandhorrifyingatmosphereislightenedbythepoetesswiththeelegantlyflutteringclothingshedescribes.ThemesCommentonthepoem