Honors Junior English Semester 2 Quizlet NO VOCAB

what are the 5 elements of English romanticism

Nature as a catalyst to explore ones thoughts and feelings

Focus on the individual

celebration of the commonplace

Focus on emotions

fascination with the supernatural

Intro of a research paper

Attention getter, introduce topic, thesis statement

Body Paragraph research paper

topic sentence, background info, quotation, explanation, transitional sentence

conclusion of research paper

Summarize main points and includes memorable final comments

Euphemism

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt

Unreliable Narrator

A narrator that only tells their side of the story. Their account of events may be inaccurate due to mental state or maturity

Red Herring

false clue or lead

Oxymoron

a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms in a phrase

Idiom

everyday phrases that do not make sense literally, but we knoe what they mean figuratively

What is an example of an Idiom

Break the ice

Satire

A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and encourages change through the use of humor

comedy of manners

A literary genre which humorously examines the customs and foibles of the upper class

Farce

A light and humorous comedy

Relies more on physical than intellectual humor

How to cite novel

(author page #).