"In Southwerk at the Tabard as I lay Ready to start upon my pilgrimage To Canterbury, full of devout homage" This excerpt from the Prologue of the Canterbury Tales showcases iambic pentameter with its 10-syllable lines and alternating stressed and unstressed syllables.
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is written in iambic pentameter, a meter consisting of ten syllables per line divided into five pairs of stressed and unstressed syllables.
tabard
Peter Luther 859-1011
The Nun (or Prioress)
It's written in rhyming couplets
Yes, that's correct. "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer is written in a form of rhymed couplets known as iambic pentameter. Each couplet consists of two lines that rhyme and have ten syllables per line.
The Canterbury Tales is written in rhyming couplets in iambic pentameter, a poetic form known as heroic couplets. each pair of lines has a rhyme scheme of AABBCC, etc. This structure gives the tale a rhythmic and musical quality.
the reeve
The answer is : Friar
The Plowman
He was a poet who helped legitimize vernacular languages.
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century. Why not just Google the Cantebury Tales? You'll find the answer without even having to click a single link.