When the character INTENTIONALLY says the OPPOSITE of what is meant.
Verbal Irony
Makes fun of a _______ or ____.
Person; Idea.
Which religion is prominent in The Canterbury Tales?
Christianity.
Chaucer is also known as...
The Father of English
The opposite of what is SUPPOSED to happen happens.
Situational Irony
List 3 types of literary devices used in satire.
Verbal Irony; Understatement; Overstatement; Parody; Humor.
Who was at the top of the social heirarchy?
Pope/Church
Which two languages did Chaucer combine in his writing?
French and English
What is dramatic irony?
Audience knows before the characters do.
Name an example of satire in modern day?
Open-ended.
Which deadly sin is also known as "avarice"?
Greed
List two of the four characteristics of Chaucer's writing we discussed in class.
Realistic; Ironic; Satirical; Humorous
List 3 subtypes of irony.
Sarcasm; overstatement; understatement; socratic irony; cosmic irony; poetic irony; structural irony; historical irony; tragic irony.
What is this image satirizing?
The tragic history of Indigenous people.
What is another name for the Middle Ages?
Medieval Times
Chaucer often used frame narratives. What are frame narratives?
A story within a story.