Question: what are the chief characteristics of restoration literature?
Answer: Comedy of Manners. The Comedy of Manners is a theatrical genre that was uber-popular during the Restoration period. ... 
Satire. The Restoration writers couldn't get enough satire. ... 
Heroic Couplet. ... 
Social Life. ... 
Politics. ... 
Faith. ... 
Restoration of Monarchy. ... 
Rejection of Puritanism.