Three Estates
This estate consisted of those whose role in medieval society was to fight and perform missions on behalf of the crown.
Nobility
This man wrote The Canterbury Tales.
Geoffrey Chaucer
The larger pilgrimage narrative, which surrounds and sets up the individual tales, is an example of this literary structure.
Frame Story/Frame Narrative
The pilgrimage begins during this season.
Spring
Chaucer portrays this clergy member positively as someone who actually lives up to his faith.
Parson
Monks, priests, and other religious figures belonged to this estate.
Clergy
Although famous for his writing, this was Chaucer's main profession.
Civil service/Government work (He was a "professional" pilgrim [an early kind of diplomat])
Chaucer is very detailed about his pilgrims, putting this kind of literary device at the front of the story.
Characterization
The narrator encounters the group of pilgrims at this inn in Southwark, near London
Tabard Inn
The Knight, Squire, and Yeoman are all placed in this estate in our study of The Canterbury Tales.
Nobility
This estate consisted of peasants as well as members of the middle class.
Commoners
True or False: Chaucer is considered a father of English literature, particularly English poetry.
True
Chaucer uses these two types of characterization to reveal his pilgrims.
The pilgrims are traveling to this English city.
Canterbury
Chaucer criticizes this religious figure for hunting and enjoying a luxurious lifestyle inconsistent with his profession.
Monk
Of the three estates, Chaucer reserves his strongest criticism for this group.
Clergy
False
Chaucer frequently writes using these, which combine rhyming couplets with iambic pentameter: ____ couplets.
Heroic couplets
The pilgrims' destination is a shrine dedicated to this saint.
St. Thomas Becket
This corrupt clergy member sells false relics while claiming they can bring forgiveness for sins.
Pardoner
Match up the descriptions with their appropriate social class (Commoners, Clergy, and Nobility): Those who fight, those who pray, and those who work
Those who fight - Nobility
Those who pray - Clergy
Those who work - Commoners
Chaucer used these two kinds of irony in his writing.
Situational (The result is the opposite of what you expect)
Verbal (Sarcasm)
Throughout The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer examines people from across medieval society with this literary technique. It's using comedy, overexaggerating, and irony to expose and criticize problems within society.
Satire
This prize awaits the winner of the storytelling contest when the group returns to London.
Free meal
Nobility - Knight
Clergy - Parson
Commoner - Plowman