Question

Read this excerpt from "The Nun's Priest's Tale" in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. O new Iscariot, O new Ganelon! O false dissimulator, Greek Sinon That brought down Troy all utterly to sorrow! O Chanticleer, accursed be that morrow Which sentence in the following description identifies the style used in the excerpt? These lines describe the false beliefs that Chanticleer held. The proud Chanticleer is being mocked in these lines for having raised such outcry. The narrator mocks the narrative style of epic poetry by applying it to a beast fable. The proud Chanticleer is mocked by the other hens because he was making much of the dream.

Answer 1

In 'The Nun's Priest's Tale,' the narrator parodies epic poetry by using hyperbolic comparisons to mock Chanticleer, which reflects broader literary practices of using irony and humor in narration. The correct answer is option 3. and 4.

Step-by-step explanation:

The style used in the excerpt is mocking. The lines mock the narrative style of epic poetry by applying it to a beast fable, specifically mocking the proud Chanticleer for making a big deal out of a dream.The passage from "The Nun's Priest's Tale" demonstrates the narrator's use of irony and parody by elevating the events of a simple beast fable to the level of epic poetry. This is evidenced by the comparisons to classical figures of betrayal (Iscariot, Ganelon, and Sinon), which mock the pompousness of the main character, Chanticleer, and thereby the grand style usually reserved for high literature is playfully applied to a rooster's tale. This technique reflects a broader literary practice, as seen in Sir Thomas Wyatt and Sir Philip Sidney's works, where irony can function to critique or bring humor to a narration.