Match the literary movement or subgenre with the literature. Letters may be used more than once.A. Early American and Colonial LiteratureB. American RomanticismC. TranscendentalismD. RealismE. Regionalism1. Phillis Wheatley's Poetry2. Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras3. Walt Whitman's Poetry4. Henry David Thoreau's "Walden"5. Trickster tales and creation stories
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A. Early American and Colonial Literature 1. Phillis Wheatley's Poetry 5. Trickster tales and creation stories
B. American Romanticism 3. Walt Whitman's Poetry
[Walt Whitman's poem “Song of Myself” is about the communion of an individual to his real ownself. The poem reflects deep search of the identity of oneself. It depicts the life of the natives of America who are in constant search for their identity.]
C. Transcendentalism 4. Henry David Thoreau's "Walden"
D. Realism
E. Regionalism 2. Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras
[In “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain, the shortcomings that the narrator and Jim Smiley share are that They are greedy.
Jim Smiley gets deceived by the man who betted against him. Jim betted that his frog Dan’l can outjump any frog in the country. The man filled the frog with quail shots so that he can win the bet. Jim appeared to be lucky before everyone but it was his cunning and clever nature which helped him win the bet.]