Prologue/Knight review

What does a narrative poem do?

• it conveys emotions like love

• it tells a story

• it is a song that was meant to be sung

• it is a poem with a strict meter

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

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What season does the story take place?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall/ Autumn

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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What specific month is mentioned in the Prologue?

• October

• February

• April

• December

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According to the Prologue, when the weather turns warmer, people long to

• go on pilgrimages

• wear short shorts and tank tops

• eat ice cream

• stay indoors

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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Why are the pligrims traveling to Canterbury?

• to visit the seaside

• to meet with other, like-minded people

• to fight in the Crusades

• to go to the Shrine of St. Thomas a Becket

What do they hope will happen when they go to Canterbury?

• They will be successful in battle

• They will meet the love of their life

• They will be cured of whatever ails them

• They will be granted three wishes

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

How many pligrims plan to make the trip in our story?

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 40

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The narrator (Chaucer) plans to tell us all about

• his life story and how he ended up here

• the people he's traveling with - what they were, what they do

• the dangers they faced on the road to Canterbury

• the death of St. Thomas

The Knight is described as wearing a sweat and battle stained fustain tunic. What does this tell us about him?

• he is dirty and upkempt and therefore bad

• he is poor and cannot afford another shirt

• he dislikes all other people so he doesn't care what they think

• he is down to earth, not arrogant and has come directly from the battlefield

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The narrator's attitude (tone) toward the knight is

• jealousy

• hatred

• pity

• respect and admiration

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8