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Character Portraiture and Estates Satire — Homework
Reread the Knight, Monk, Prioress, and Pardoner portraits from the General Prologue before answering.
- 1.Name one specific detail from the Knight's portrait and explain why it earns the poem's admiration.
- 2.Name one specific detail from the Monk's portrait and explain what it satirizes.
- 3.In four or more sentences, explain why the Pardoner's portrait is considered the Prologue's sharpest satire, using at least one specific detail as evidence.
- 4.Define "estates satire."
- 5.Choose one pilgrim from this week's reading and write a short original portrait, in the style of the General Prologue, of a modern profession, using selective detail to imply either admiration or gentle satire.
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