Realism

A manner of treating subject matter that presents a careful description of everyday life, usually of the lower and middle classes.

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A theory of writing in which the ordinary, familiar, or mundane aspects of life are represented in a straightforward or matter-of-fact manner that is presumed to reflect life as it actually is.

Ex.) "The Story of an Hour"

- Realism is heavily stressed in this story in how common the setting is and how the plot is lacking incredible events. All the events in the story are strictly realistic and focused on the life of one common woman.