Review - The Canterbury Tales
frame story
TCT: Prologue is an example
who's dead body was in the cart that the three rioters saw?
a friend
exaggeration
a satirical technique used to enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bonds
romance
an adventure tale of knights and chivalry, in which the code of the ideal knightly behavior
chaucer implies that that the church is
full of hypocrites
satire
humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices
the bride tells her knight that a gentleman or lady is one who
is kind and considerate
having given the correct answer, the knight must now fulfill his pledge and
marry the old woman
the pardoner tale is an example of
moral tale
narrator
person or voice who tells the story
the wife's of bath's tale is an example of an
romance
inspired form
satire uses humor and criticism to achieve
parody
satirical technique used to imitate the techniques and/or styles of some person, place, or thing
incongruity
satirical technique used to present that that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings
the pilgrims agree to tell tales during the journey to
win a free meal & entertain each other
as part of his punishment, in order to avoid being beheaded, the knight is given a ___ to find out what women most desire
year and a day
what plot of betrayal did the leader suggest while the youngest was in town getting food and drink?
"accidently" kill the youngest while playing around
understatement
a technique of creating emphasis by saying less than is actually or literally true
when he appears before the queen, the knight tells the assembled court that what women most desire is to
be dominant
irony
difference between expectation and reality
on his wedding day the knight feels ___ his bride
disgusted by
moral
in the message, which is often explicitly stated, in a moral tale
"prologue, from tct," chaucer's main objective is to
introduce his cast of characters
theme
is the central idea or message in a literary work
structure
is the way in which the parts of a literary work are put together
what plot of betrayal did the youngest create while he was in town getting food and drink?
loosen the others' drinks
characterization
method or technique the author uses to develop characters in a literary work
as they pursue the killer to get revenge, they pass through a town that an innkeeper told them about and then who does the gang meet?
and old man who tells them where death is
rhetoric
art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.
when the knight meets an old, old woman in the woods on the very last day he has to find out what women most desires, he promises that if she tells him the correct answers, he will
do whatever he is asked to do
if the person they meet is right in the gang will actually find death under the tree, chaucer's words at this point in the tale are an example of what author's craft technique?
foreshadowing
what specific sin did the pardoner warm against in his prologue?
greed
the pardoner is corrupt because he
is greedy, sells fake relics, and gives counterfeit pardons
after hearing how the man died, what did three rioters decide to do?
kill death
in describing death, what did the three rioters decide to do?
kill death
who's plot of betrayal worked (according to their design and the way they intended)
neither
in describing death, what literary element does chaucer use?
personification
in the beginning of the wife's of baths tale, the knight is convinced of a crime and sentenced to death. what crime does he commit?
rape
allusion
reference to a historical or fictional person, place, or event with which the reader is assumed to be familiar
sarcasm
refers to a type verbal irony in which a remark's literal meaning is complimentary but actual meaning is critical
based on tct, chaucer seemed to find fault, or have a problem, with people who
take advantage of others
moral tale
teaches a lesson about what is right and wrong in human behavior
in order to reveal the characters, chaucer uses all of the following techniques
tells us what his characters are like, describes occupations, and look/dress & present actions
frame story
that serves as a narrative setting for one or more other stories
foreshadowing
use of hints or clues about what will happen next in a story
when the knight draws the curtain to kiss his wife, he discovers that she is
young and lovely, rich in charms
the pilgrims are traveling to canterbury because
the shrine of st. thomas a becket is there
when the 3 rioters arrived at the tree, what did they find?
treasure
reversal
satirical technique used to present the opposite of the normal order
plot
sequence of events (actions) of the story
