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An Introduction to the Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer. An Introduction to the Canterbury Tales. What is the role of a story teller, a scop , a bard? Do writers have a responsibility to society?. EQ:. 1343?- 1400 Upper class citizen during Medieval times Writing in Middle English (began in his twenties)

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An Introduction to the Canterbury Tales

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  1. Geoffrey Chaucer An Introduction to the Canterbury Tales

  2. What is the role of a story teller, a scop, a bard? Do writers have a responsibility to society? EQ:

  3. 1343?- 1400 Upper class citizen during Medieval times Writing in Middle English (began in his twenties) Heralded for his writing as the greatest English poet Turn to page 96 to read more Geoffrey Chaucer

  4. Metered verse Tells a story Uses voice of the narrator An Epic poem is a type of narrative poem Narrative poetry

  5. Originally in Middle English Rhyme scheme – couplets Iambic pentameter (lines with ten syllables in an unstressed/stressed pattern) 29 pilgrims travelling to Canterbury and the shrine of St. Thomass of Beckett. Prologue The Canterbury tales

  6. Irony http://ed.ted.com/series/?series=the-writer-s-workshop • Verbal • Situational • Dramatic • Tone • Characterization • Direct and indirect Important terms to review

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