What Are the Characteristics of American Revolution Literature?

Some of the key characteristics of American Revolution literature include:

• Scenarios that are highly imaginative and subjective
• Heightened emotions
• Escapism
• Ordinary men becoming heroes
• Nature acting as a place where people could seek solace and spirituality

During this era, literature in America became known as American romanticism. During this time, writers went against the previous age of piety and reason to develop work that contrasted spontaneity with sensibility. It is important not to confuse American romanticism with the period that followed, which was simply the romantic period.