Realism is a literary form of writing. It can be defined as "the faithful representation of reality" or "verisimilitude", which means genuineness or similarity. Realism also means a particular kind of subject matter, especially the portrayal of middle-class life. Studies of documented history an...
"Presently a small boy came walking along the path--an urchin of nine or ten. The child, who was diminutive for his years, had an aged expression of countenance, a pale complexion, and sharp little features. He was dressed in knickerbockers, with red stockings, which displayed his poor little sp...
The artist thought that the Monarchs were sitters coming to get their portrait painted, but he was wrong, for they were inexperienced models wanting a job from him instead. ... The artist realizes after painting Miss Churm several times, " she could represent anything, from a fine lady to a shepherdess; she had the faculty and she might have had a fine voice or long hair- (James 749). ...
