Canterbury Tales Vocabulary

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covetousness

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craving wealth, possessions

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sauntered

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strolled

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absolution

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forgiveness

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carouses

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drinks and celebrates noisily

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transcend

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to exceed, surpass

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allegory

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a story with a hidden meaning, often moral or political

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satire

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the use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize or mock

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fable

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a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral

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parody

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an imitation of a particular writer, artist, or genre, exaggerating for comic effect

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epic

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a long narrative poem detailing the adventures of heroic figures