Britain - Past and Present
The person after whom the Victorian Age 1837-1901, during which Great Britain became a global empire with colonies all over the world, is named after
Who is Queen Victoria?
An imagined, often futuristic, society characterised by oppression, surveillance and control
What is a dystopia?
The name of the novel which opens with "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a large fortune must be in want of a wife"
What is Pride and Prejudice?
The founding document of the United States from 1776, which announced that the 13 American colonies were free and independent from Great Britain.
Den fejl, der opstår, når verballeddet ikke stemmer overens med subjektet, ex. når man glemmer -s i 3. person ental
Hvad er kongruensfejl?
The year India gained independence
When was 1947?
The opposite of a dystopia, describing the an imagined community or society that possesses highly desirable or near-perfect qualities
What is a utopia?
The poetic device used by Robert Burns when he writes "O my Luve is like a red, red rose"
What is a comparison/simile?
The amendment to the American Constitution which protects the individual right of citizens to keep and bear arms
What is the Second Amendment?
Når substantivet i modsætning til på dansk står i flertal på engelsk, fordi det giver logisk mening, ex. "lines 12-14".
Hvad er logisk flertal?
The British politician who gave the "Rivers of Blood" speech in 1968, criticizing mass immigration into Britain
Who is Enoch Powell?
The name of the novel by Ray Bradbury, in which the main character burns books in order to eliminate free thought
What is Fahrehnheit 451?
That which has changed the way in which we fall in love according to Donna Ferguson
What is online dating?
The CEO and vice president of the NRA from 1991-2024
Who is Wayne LaPierre?
Ordklasse, der ofte ender på -ly på engelsk, og som bruges til at beskrive verber, adjektiver, adverbier eller sætninger
Hvad er et adverbium?
The coexistence of diverse cultures, races, and ethnicities within a society
What is multiculturalism?
The theme in a lot of dystopian works describing how people are viewed and treated as less than human
What is dehumanisation?
The type of narrator used in Normal People
The person who has made the following statement: "If you had a teacher who was adept with the firearm, they could end the attack very quickly"
Who is Donald Trump?
Ord som "society", "nature" og "life", som man aldrig sætter den bestemte artikel "the" foran
Hvad er utællelige substantiver brugt i generel betydning?
Term describing when someone is considered and treated as fundamentally different from or inferior to the norm
What is othering?
That which dystopian fiction mirrors
A contrast between what is said and what is meant, used by the characters in Pride and Prejudice, Bridgerton and in the title of the poem "Love Poem" by Richard Brautigan.
What is irony?
Name of the movement that demands a stronger gun control legislation and aims to end gun violence
What is March for Our Lives?
Sætningstype, der indledes af hypotaktisk konjunktion eller af relativt pronomen, og som bidrager til høj stil
Hvad er en ledsætning?