Fill in the Blanks From Romanticism to RealismOnline version From Romanticism to Realism by María Eugenia Hidalgo 1 Southern states Northern states opposed any interference with slavery by the federal government because of the region ? s economic dependence on it . On the other hand , opposed slavery and its expansion into the West . 2 Thirteenth Amendment Civil War Slavery Emancipation Proclamation was outlawed by Lincoln ? s and the to the Constitution . The had divided the country ; its end brought the country back together . 3 Romanticism Realism The Civil War changed American literary culture . American readers and writers lost their taste for . Many had witnessed war ? s grim nature firsthand , and it shaped their view of life . Writing became more honest , unsentimental , and ironic . A new style , , would predominate in the years to come . 4 Emily Dickinson Walt Whitman saw America as a great poem , the greatest in the world , and wanted to capture it on paper . 5 Walt Whitman Emily Dickinson wrote about intensely personal subject matter , exploring the great themes of life : love , death , immortality , and nature . 6 Walt Whitman Emily Dickinson wrote in free verse , unconfined by formal patterns of rhyme and meter , with rambling lines , and colorful and vigorous language . 7 Dickinson?s poems Whitman?s poems While were expansive , were terse and compressed ? a few brief lines packed with complex , original images . 8 realistic transitional romantic Both Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman can be seen as poets . 9 slave narratives letters diaries Often at the urging of abolitionists , former slaves who escaped to the North published detailing their experiences , which helped reveal the true nature of slavery and made readers care . Personal experience was central to the literature of the time , because everyday life now had great historical significance . Other examples of Civil War literature include personal , and addressed to friends and family .
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