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Identify the elements that characterize the realism genre in literature.

epic setting

characters are ordinary peopleromantic theme

moral or social themesupernatural events

larger-than-life characterstrue-to-life setting

abstract theme

The realism genre is characterized by:

1. true-to-life setting (as opposed to epic settings or supernatural events, which involve more imagination)

2. characters are ordinary people (as opposed to larger-than-life characters)

3. moral or social theme (typically something reflected in present society, rather than something abstract; romantic themes are possible but are not always characteristic of realism)