British Literature Chapter 3

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Geoffrey chaucer
called the “Father of English Poetry” middle english
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Outer Frame Story
prologue; the pilgrims meeting at the Tabard Inn preparing for a journey to Canterbury
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Inner Frame Story
All the stories told by the assembled pilgrims along their journey to and from Canterbury
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Romance
tales of chivalry
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Fabliaux
short, bawdy, humorous stories
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Allegory
narratives in which characters represent abstractions such as pride or honor
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Melodrama
a sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and events
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The Old Feudal Order
pilgrims associated with the feudal class system
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The Merchant Class
the rising middle class of the time (merchant, man of law, cook)
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The Ecclesiastical Class
the group Chaucer is most critical of, members of the church
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Characterization
The act of portraying a character in a narrative
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Direct Characterization
using explicit statements to tell the reader about a character
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Indirect Characterization
using dialogue, description, or action to reveal the character
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Tone
the attitude of an author toward his subject that the readers are meant to share
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Verbal Irony
when a speaker means something other than what he says
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Satire
ridicule of a person, group, or institution in order to provoke corrective change in belief or behavior
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Beast Fable
a brief, fanciful tale that embodies a moral and in which animals act like humans
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Mock Epic
a tale that treats a trivial subject in heroic terms
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Parody
imitating another author’s style for comic effect
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Canterbury Tales
What did Geoffrey Chaucer write
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1400 AD
When was the incomplete manuscript published
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Poetry
What are the tales written in
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Frame story
What are the Canterbury Tales considered as
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Canterbury Tales
What incorporate many genres of literature
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Lady pertelote
What is the lady’s name
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Fox
What does he dream about
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Middle english
What language was canterbury tales
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Death
Why was the manuscript incomplete
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Poetry
Was it written in poetry or prose
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Outer frame story
What kind of story is canterbury tales
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Ecclesiastical order
What class is he most critical of
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Direct characterization
What characterization is used the most
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Satire
What is his tone in the dialogue
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Pride
What is the main human failing he makes fun of
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Situational irony
What type of irony is contrary to the reader’s expectations
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spring
What time of year is the prologue
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Pardoner
What member of the clergy received the highest criticism
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Pertelote and chanticleer
Who are the 2 main characters
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Pride
What is the conflict in the nun's priest