CHAUCER (1343 – 1400) Worked as a government official “Father of English Poetry”

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CHAUCER (1343 – 1400) Worked as a government official “Father of English Poetry”

Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales Twenty-nine “Pilgrims:” Traveling to the Thomas a Becket shrine in Canterbury

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Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales “Father of English Poetry” because… Framing Device Iambic Pentameter Rhyming Couplets

Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales Chaucer uses: framed narrative with characterization  Framed Narrative: a story that includes any number of different narratives.  Characterization: process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales Are there any other stories you know that use this framing device? How is writing in a first-person perspective different than a third-person perspective? How does this change our understanding of the story?

Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales Iambic Pentameter  Ten syllables with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable  Rhythm closely matches the way English is spoken

Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales Rhyming Couplets every two lines rhyme Shoot Root  Pieces together lines  Not end-stopped: When reading, continue because the sentence hasn’t ended