Learn more about the language Shakespeare used while also seeing my attempts at neologism.
1. CREATE YOUR OWN INSULT
Using the link, https://web.mit.edu/dryfoo/Funny-pages/shakespeare-insult-kit.html, chose a word from each column to create your own insult.
My insult was:
Thou loggerheaded elf-skinned nut-hook.
What it means:
You thick-headed thief
Picture of my insult:
2. CHOOSE A NEOGOLISM
Using the link, https://www.litcharts.com/blog/shakespeare/words-shakespeare-invented/, learn more about how Shakespeare invented words. I chose one word he attributed to match with a picture.
My neologism:
freezing
Picture:
3. CREATE YOUR OWN WORD
When I was creating my word, I used a portmanteau to come up with my word. For this activity, the two words I chose to combine were lunch and dinner because if you eat dinner during lunch time, then you are eating lunch and dinner.
My portmanteau:
lunner
A sentence using the new word:
On the fourth of July, we ate lunner with our cousins at Outback Steakhouse.
Visualization of my new word:
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