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Medieval ballad, Geoffrey Chaucer, medieval narrative poem - Coggle Diagram
Medieval ballad
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short dramatic stories, often about ordinary people
four-line stanzas, usually rhyming ABCB or ABAB
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Geoffrey Chaucer
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born in 1493, son of a rich merchant in London
he was interested in Dante, Petrarch & Boccaccio
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he conied about 2000 words and phrases to describe the sound of birth, woman hood, galaxy, vulgar
medieval narrative poem
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a greatest example is Geoffrey Chaucer's masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales
a long poem with general prologue, each tale is told by a character