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13670719070Picaresqueusually presents the life of a quick-witted rogues and their adventures in the episodic style0
13670747757Gothiccombines a desolate setting and mysterious events it create an atmosphere of terror1
13670843139Gothic Romancepresents a stormy love relationship within a violent, brooding atmosphere2
13671022654Novel of Mannersdefines social mores of a specific group, often the upper-middle class, which controls the actions of the characters3
13671044442Satiricalreveals human folly and vices through wit, scorn, ridicule, and exaggeration with hope for reform4
13671063636Realisticportrays life objectively, without idealization reveals unpleasantness5
13671081965Naturalisticpessimistically portrays sordidness, squalor, and violence through characters who have no control over their destinies6
13671129766Sociologicaldepicts the problem and injustices of society; makes moral judgements and offers resolution7
13671179170Psychologicalemphasizes internal motives, conflicts, opinions of main characters, which then develop the external action8
13671204445Historicalcenters on individuals, society, or events from the past, combined with fictional characterizations9
13671271803Science Fictionimagines the impact of real or hypothetical scientific developments on individuals or society10
13671303783Regional Novelrepresents accurately the habits, speech, and folklore of a particular geographical section11
13671345717Stream-of-Consciousnesspresents the total range of thoughts, memories, associations of a character in uninterrupted, endless flow12

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