SerranoNotes-+Chaucer+-+IDs+and+Terms

“General Prologue”: __Estates__ (social ladder) - Nobility, Church, and Commoners. __Framing Tale__- A tale in which the narrator’s class is represented by a character in the story. __Estates Satire-__ A story which is designed to show the flaws in all levels of society. __Heroic couplets__- Any poem written in Iambic pentameter and rhyming couplets. __Romance__ –Tales of Love and Knightly combat __Fabliau-__ Stories of deceit, often involving adultery __Myth-__Story of __c__lassic Literature __Breton Lais-__Story containing fair tales __Beast Fable__- Story using personification, teaches a lesson __Sermon__-Tale concerning Christian lessons __Exemplum__- Teaches a well known Lesson __Miracle Story__- Intervention by either an angel or the Virgin Mary __Allegory__-Characters represent abstract qualities __Mock Romance__-Parodies of Romance

“The Millers Tale”/ “Knights Tale” __Anachronistic Love__-Love between two competitive forces over one individual __Love triangle__-Love that is connected by two rivals over one individual __Courtly Love__- Traditional love where a protagonist falls madly in love, affecting the plot