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English Down Under
History of the English language
Ye olde Englisc
Literature Concepts
Famous Characters of British Literature
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Crikey!

Expression of surprise, shock; "Wow!"

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What Language family does English belong to, alongside Swedish and Norwegian?

Germanic

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sweord (n.)

a sword

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How an author shows the reader a character's personality

Characterization

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Sherlock Holmes’s companion and chief interpreter

John Watson

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Tucker

Food

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This book is considered the authority on all English words (in Britain)

Oxford English Dictionary

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bæþ (v. / n.)

to take a bath / bathe / a bath

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The type of literature which is meant to be performed on the stage

Drama

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This character in an Oscar Wilde play is known for his false identity

Jack (Ernest)

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Barbie

Barbecue (or grill)

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Along with the USA and Canada, this is the third country in North America that has English as its official language

Jamaica

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Wifman (n.)

woman

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An element of literature which refers to the underlying 'message' of the text, which is often revealed through metaphor

Theme

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The aloof romantic hero of Pride and Prejudice

Mr. Darcy

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Sheila

a woman

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Around what year did people start speaking "modern English"?

~1500

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Cyning (n.)

King

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When something in literature stands for a concept or idea rather than being meant completely literally

Symbol / Symbolism

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Beowulf, the hero of the oldest English poem, fights this monster. (Name one of three.)

Grendel, Grendel's mother, a Dragon

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Out in the bush

away from the town/city; in the forest or outback

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This writer is said to have introduced around 1,000 new words into the English language

Shakespeare

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Giefu (v. / n.)

gift

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The part of a story, usually at the beginning, which introduces the characters, the setting, and the main conflict

exposition

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The only one of the five Wizards sent to Middle-Earth who did not stray from his task in the Lord of the Rings

Gandalf