PPT-Geoffrey Chaucer “The Father of English Poetry”

The Canterbury Tales KnighthoodNobility Knight Squire Educated people Physician Lawyer ReligiousSpiritual figures Monk Friar Prioress Summoner Pardoner Chaucer criticizes the corruption greedmaterialism of religious figures. The Parliament of Fowls Geoffrey Chaucer The life so brief, the art so long in the learning, the attempt so hard, the conquest so sharp, the fearful joy that ever slips away so quickly--by all this I Introduction. The Canterbury Tales. was . written . in Middle English, over a period of years between 1386-1400 . written by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340-1400) . written in the London dialect of Middle English . Manlius . Severinus. Boethius. De . Consalatione. . Philosophiae. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rAWPevQFq4. . Historical Backdrop (~475-525). Unsteady Roman Empire divided between the East (Constantinople) and West (Ravenna. :. Money, Sex, and Jousting. September 18, 2014. Roberta Hirschbuehler. Contents. Geoffrey Chaucer. Background on . The Canterbury Tales. More background. Middle English. The Narrator. The Knight. The . The Prologue. Review background info, social context, literary terms (frame tale, characterization, social commentary, allusion). Key Literary Devices. Frame Story. : . Narrative technique in which a main story is written to organize a set of shorter stories, each of which is a story within a story.. Thinking About Language Poetically . Instead of Intellectually. &. Creating Poems from Other Sources. Background. Rosemount High School. Demographics:. American Indian 0.5%. Asian 6.1%. Hispanic 4.1%. Canterbury Tales. The Journey Begins . . .. Chaucer uses a religious pilgrimage to display all segments of medieval England.. The Canterbury Tales begins with a Prologue, . Narrator, presumably Chaucer himself, meets 29 other pilgrims at the Tabard Inn, located in a suburb of London.. By Geoffrey . Chaucer. Geoffrey Chaucer. Born around 1340, died 1400, in London. Among the first writers to show that English could be a respectable literary language. Joined the king’s army to fight against the French in the Hundred Years’ War and was captured by the French. . The Parliament of Fowls Geoffrey Chaucer The life so brief, the art so long in the learning, the attempt so hard, the conquest so sharp, the fearful joy that ever slips away so quickly--by all this I Tales. The Journey Begins . . .. Chaucer uses a religious pilgrimage to display all segments of medieval England.. The Canterbury Tales begins with a Prologue, . Narrator, presumably Chaucer himself, meets 29 other pilgrims at the Tabard Inn, located in a suburb of London.. 1340?--1400. A Few Significant Facts!. Completed during the third, mature phase of Chaucer’s writing career, the end of 1300s.. Written in English (Middle English) . while French . remained the language of England’s royal court and members of the English upper-class.. Haiku. Cinquain. . Diamante . Rhyming . Free Verse. Poetic Devices . Alliteration-. the initial sounds of a word, beginning either with a consonant or a vowel, repeated in close succession.. Assonance-. The Canterbury Tales. Born around 1343 in London. Son of a middle- class wine merchant. Became a page in the royal household when he was a teenager.. Mundane jobs . BUT-. he was exposed . to . proper speech, manners, and the . Discover the nuances of AP English Language and English Literature with this detailed guide. Explore key concepts, study tips, and resources to excel in these challenging courses.