Answer to Question #110699 in English for Queensly

Question

In a well-constructed and grammatically correct paragraph,explain, in your own words, the term, realism and non-fiction. Are these two terms interchangeable? Explain why? Or why not?

Answer 1

Realism is a direction in literature that reflects reality in its natural, common aspects. The main features of realism are objectivity and truthfulness. Nonfiction is a literary genre that entails veracity of information, critical analysis of the main research. These two genres are not interchangeable as realism refers to society, actual events meanwhile nonfiction refers to scientific theories, methods, research.