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One of the less noticed and acknowledged distinctions of The Canterbury Tales is that: instead of revealing England’s divisions, it reveled in its diversity. (Dec, 2018)
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One of the most flexible meters, PENTAMETER is a five foot line. It was introduced by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th Century and has since then become the commonest of metres in English poetry. (Dec, 2018)
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In the Inferno Dante, as he travels through the various circles of the hell finds Judas who is unable to speak. What is the reason behind this? Lucifer is chewing on his head. (June 2018)
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In John Gower’s confessio Amantis, Amans the lover makes his confession to the priest named: GENIUS (June 2018)
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True about The Canterbury Tales: Chaucer, the pilgrim, narrates Sir Thomas Tale and the of Melibee (June 2018)
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During the reign of Norman Kings it was fashionable to speak: French (June, 2018)
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In Canturbury Tales, Who had a face full of sores? The Summoner. (Nov 2017)
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The metrical form of Gower’s Confessio Amantis is: Octasyllabic couplet (Nov 2017)
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In the General Prologue to The Canturbury Tales which two characters are examples of deep Christian goodness? The Person and The Ploughman. (Jan 2017)
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Two words borrowed from French after Norman Conquest: Mutton, Pork (Jan 2017)
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In Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canturbury Tales, the pilgrims, like the medieval society of which they are a part, are made up of three social groups or estates: Nobility, Church and Commoners (July 2016)
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Iambic Pentameter (July 2016)
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During the middle English Period, many words were borrowed from two languages: Latin and French (July 2016)
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Chaucer satirises the monk because the monk: spends too much time in hunting and too little time in religious duty. (Dec 2015)
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Which Canterbury pilgrim carries a brooch inscribed with Latin words meaning “Love Conquers All”? The Prioress (June 2015)
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What is the moral of ‘The Nun’s Priest’s Tale”? Never trust a flatterer. (June 2015)
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The direct French influence on the English language during the middle English period was in the form of: Intake of French Words into English. (June 2015)
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Chaucer’s first work: “The Book of the Duchess” is a dream poem on the death of Duchess of Lancaster, Blanche. (June 2015)
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From the Canterbury pilgrims, which group would qualify as the “upper class”? The Knight, The Square, The Prioress.
