Why do we still use the thousands of idioms and inventive metaphors that were created over four hundred years ago in our daily conversations? A man who treated grammar like a playground changed the history of English forever. Take this William Shakespeare Language Quiz to find out how many of your favourite phrases came from the Bard!
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William Shakespeare Language Quiz Questions
- What type of English did Shakespeare write in?
- What is iambic pentameter?
- What does the word “thou” mean in Shakespeare’s language?
- What does “thee” mean in Shakespearean English?
- What does “thy” mean in Shakespeare’s language?
- What does “hath” mean in modern English?
- What does “dost” mean in modern English?
- What does the prefix “o’er” stand for in Shakespeare’s writing?
- What is blank verse?
- What does “anon” mean in Shakespeare’s time?
- What does “wherefore” actually mean?
- What does “ere” mean in modern English?
- What does “fain” mean in Shakespeare’s vocabulary?
- What does “hark” mean in Shakespeare’s plays?
- What does “alas” express in Shakespeare’s language?
- What does “aye” mean in Shakespeare’s time?
- What does “nay” mean?
- What is a soliloquy?
- What is a pun in Shakespeare’s writing?
- What is an aside?
- What does “quoth” mean in Shakespeare’s English?
- What does “prithee” mean?
- What does “marry” mean in Shakespearean expressions?
- What does “aught” mean?
- What does “naught” mean?
- What does “whence” mean in modern English?
- What does “hither” mean?
- What does “tarry” mean?
- What does “soft” mean when used by Shakespeare?
- What does “farewell” mean in Shakespeare’s works?