Question

To which literary movement did Ambrose Bierce belong?

romanticism
realism
naturalism
neoclassicism

Answer 1

Ambrose Bierce belonged to the literary movement called realism. Generally he used a characteristic style, especially in his stories: an abrupt start, dark images, vague references to time, limited descriptions, impossible events and the theme of war. Profoundly misanthropic, expressed in his writings his distrust of the human race, distrust expressed with a critical attitude that earned him the nickname of Bitter Bierce

Answer 2

Much of what Bierce wrote was particularly noted for his powers of observation and a focus on empirical evidence of the events within. He did write satire, but the way in which he presented the characters was totally unsympathetic, which suggests he would be a great fit for the naturalism movement.