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Irony

Something happens differently than what you expect.

Allegory

A short which has elements that are symbolic

Situational irony

Expecting something but something else happens

Dramatic irony

Reader knows something the characters do not

Verbal irony

When he says something he doesn't mean

Romance

Tales of chivalric knights

Moral Tale

Simple stories or plays that teach a moral lesson

Direct Characterization

Narrators description of characters

Indirect Characterization

What characters reveal about themselves or others

Why was Geoffrey Chaucer called the father of English literature?

Was the first to write in Middle English.

What was the English spoken during Chaucer's time called?

Middle English

season

Spring

starting place

The Tabard Inn

destination of the travelers

Location of death, tree with gold under

What is the motivation of the Pardoner?

Wealth and goods.

What do the rioters symbolize?

Avarice (greed)

What does the old man symbolize?

Death

What do the gold florins symbolize?

Greed

What type of characterization is used in the Prologue description of the Pardoner?

Indirect

What type of characterization is used in the Prologue to the Pardoner's tale?

Direct

What is the moral of the Pardoner's tale?

Greed is the root of all evil.

Situational Irony

Expecting only one to die, but they all do

Verbal irony

Pardoner selling pardons, but is greedy

Dramatic Irony

The plans to kill each other, but the reader knows their fate