British Literature- Ms. Lewis

1. A poem of 14 lines, (sonetto) Italian word meaning little song.
5. An elected official who is responsible for keeping the peace.
7. The act of reforming or changing the current system.
10. A style of art or literature that emphasizes imagination and emotion.
13. A religious song or poem, usually a praise of God.
14. A medieval expedition made by Europeans to reclaim the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th Centuries.

1. Using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose or criticize
2. Harassed, hated or tormented. Treated very unkindly.
3. Traditional stories, beliefs or customs of a community passed down through oral tradition (story telling)
4. Uncommon belief in supernatural, extraordinary beings, magic, luck or unexplainable occurrences.
6. A story that treats minor subjects very seriously.
8. A social and economical system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages. Peasants worked and fought for nobles (rich Dukes or Lords) who gave them protection.
9. A statement that seems to contradict or say opposite things, but is still possibly true.
11. The principal subject or idea of a piece of writing, the ‘main idea’.
12. An elected official who is responsible for keeping the peace.