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"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.
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What meter is used in The Canterbury Tales?
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.
Where did the pilgrims from cantebury tales meet?
tabard
Who is the author of cantebury tales?
Peter Luther 859-1011
Who in the cantebury tales had flawless table manners?
The Nun (or Prioress)
What is the literary format of the Cantebury Tales?
It's written in rhyming couplets
The Canterbury Tales is written in 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.
In cantebury tales The pilgrim who always rides at the end of the group of pilgrims is?
the reeve
The Canterbury Tales is written in rhyming?
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.
Which pilgrim would most likely give absolution to a character in the Cantebury Tales?
The answer is : Friar
In cantebury tales Which pilgrim has acquired so much wealth that he can lend his lord money?
The Plowman
Why is Chaucer important?
He was a poet who helped legitimize vernacular languages.
Who is Geoffery Chuacer?
A man That Lived In The14th and 15th century he is a famous writer and is famous for writing the cantebury tales.
