Match the description to the term.
1. twenty thousand leagues under the sea
leo tolstoy
2. the resolving of the action
life of johnson
3. an extreme, unbelievable character
naturalism
4. based on determinism
narrative
5. a story or account
robinson crusoe
6. canterbury tales
geoffrey chaucer
7. war and peace
caricature
8. example of a novel of incidence
biography
9. the true story of an individual's life
jules verne
10. james boswell
denouement

1. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea = Jules Verne. (this French writer wrote this revolutionary 'sci-fi' novel back in 1870)
2. the resolving of the action = denouement. (it is a French word meaning a conclusion, something that explains everything in the end)
3. an extreme, unbelievable character = caricature. (often writers exaggerate a lot when they describe certain characters, usually to mock some of their flaws)
4. based on determinism = naturalism. (this literary era was all about determinism - meaning that we are not the rulers over our own lives, but rather that everything has already been determined for us, whether we like it or not)
5. a story or account = narrative (it is a piece of literature you write about something)
6. Canterbury Tales = Geoffrey Chaucer (a collection of 24 stories written somewhere in the 14th century)
7. War and Peace = Leo Tolstoy (a famous Russian author who wrote this lengthy novel in 1869 and is considered to be his masterpiece)
8. example of a novel of incidence = Robinson Crusoe (Crusoe is incidentally left alone on an island)
9. James Boswell = Life of Johnson (a biography about Dr. Samuel Johnson's life)