Question

Im what way does Chaucer employ satire?

He mocks the innkeepers proposed storytelling award
He pokes at the faults and shortcomings of the pilgrims
He criticizes readers in not being familiar with pilgrimage
He had the pilgrims use puns and bawdy-figurative language

Answer 1

the answer is B, he pokes at the faults and shortcomings of the pilgrims.

Answer 2

He pokes at the faults and shortcomings of the pilgrims

Step-by-step explanation:

Satire refers to the use of humor, exaggeration, ridicule and irony to make fun of and expose somebody's faults, ignorance and vices. Thus, in "The Canterbury Tales," the author Geoffrey Chaucer employs satire to make contemptuous fun of and expose the pilgrims' unsatisfactory features, such as their immoral and corrupt behavior.