Old English
The author of Beowulf
Who is "anonymous"?
This duke led the Norman invasion of England in 1066.
Who is William, the Duke of Normandy?
This work of English literature consists of 24 stories, each told by a different character.
Early Modern English covers this chronological period.
What is "1500-1800"?
The Neoclassical Period covers these years.
What are 1660-1800?
Beowulf is this type of poem.
What is an "epic" poem?
This piece of textile commemorates the Norman conquest of England.
Chaucer's works were written in this type of English, which evolved from Old English after the Norman Invasion.
What is "Middle English"?
The Hundred Years' War was between these two countries.
What are England and France?
This literary technique was important during the Neoclassical period and served to educate the public through humour.
What is "satire"?
These two-word extended metaphors are found throughout Anglo-Saxon poetry.
What are "kennings"?
This religious concept of hierarchy was implemented in England by William the Conqueror.
What is feudalism?
This character of Chaucer's tells a story about a knight who sexually assaults a young woman.
Who is "The Wife of Bath"?
This significant change in the English language is thought to be a result of The Hundred Years' War and the people's desire to distinguish their language from that of the French.
What is The Great Vowel Shift?
This book was published in 1755.
What is Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language?
This Anglo-Saxon poem is thought to have been written in 700-1000 CE
What is Beowulf?
Knighthood and this phenomenon shaped the literature of the Middle English period.
What is "courtly love"?
The Wife of Bath thinks that this member of the clergy is the devil incarnate.
Who is "the friar"?
This era is known as the height of the Early Modern Period in England.
What is "The Elizabethan Era"?
These three phenomena had a great impact on the evolution of the English language after 1800.
What are "colonialism"; "the industrial revolution", and "scientific advancements"?
The Angles and Saxons heralded from this part of Europe and settled in the British Isles around the 5th century.
What is modern-day Germany.
This phenomenon had the greatest influence on the shift from Old English to Middle English.
What is "language contact"?
The characters in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are on a pilgrimage to what site?
What is the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket?
Shakespeare is known for writing in this type of poetic meter.
What is "iambic pentameter"?
Thomas Jefferson was a proponent of bringing this language back to formal education in America to help Americans develop a sense of linguistic identity distinct from the English of the Brits.
What is "Anglo-Saxon"?