Question

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :
Geoffrey Chaucer was the first gifted poet to write English vernacular. Up until that

time Anglo Norman or Latin were favored court languages. Hence Geoffrey Chaucer

came to be regarded as the ‘Father of English Literature’. French love poetry exerted a

strong influence on Chaucer. The influence can be found in ‘The second Nun’s Tale’ in

‘The Canterbury Tales’. Chaucer composed an elegy for the first wife of his patron,

John of Gaunt, and titled it, ‘The Book of Duchess’. This was his first important work.

‘The Canterbury Tales’ written by Chaucer is a timeless classic of English poetry. The

tales in the title refer to the stories told by people to kill time during a pilgrimage.

Chaucer began to write ‘The Canterbury Tales’ in 1387. Chaucer was born between

1340’s. He passed away on October 25th 1400.

Questions:

a) Why is Geoffrey Chaucer regarded as the ‘Father of English Literature? What was

he influenced with?

b) What was his timeless classic? What does it describe?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Written in Middle English, the story follows a group of pilgrims who are travelling the long journey from London to Canterbury Cathedral