Madison Mauro
Period 1/APEnglishIV
Mrs. Guy
14 October 2015
The Distinction of the Squire The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is perhaps one of Chaucer’s more widely recognized pieces of work. Significantly influenced by the several cultural movements such as the Knight Code of Chivalry and the Renaissance and by contemporaries such as Petrarch, The Canterbury Tales is a collection of twenty-four differing tales of characters embarking on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. There are numerous characters in Chaucer’s work, including the characters the Knight and his son, the Squire. The Squire, quite like the other pilgrims in the tales, emerges as an idiosyncratic personality due to Chaucer’s use of literary devices to distinguish characters. Evident in The Canterbury Tales and in the individual the Squire, Chaucer creates distinctive characters in his pilgrims through the use of several literary devices such as imagery, characterization, and simile. …show more content…
Imagery is evident in numerous pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales, such as the Squire. By creating a striking vision of the Squire character with the use of evocative language such as “With locks tight-curled, as if just out of press” and “fierce by night did love his heart assail,” the reader is able to delve deeper into the layers of the Squire and is able to effortlessly envision the Squire as a youthful and provocative personality. By utilizing imagery and illustrating characters with vivid language, Chaucer creates a distinctive personality for each of his pilgrims, evident in his creation of the Squire. Not only does Chaucer distinguish characters for each of his pilgrims with imagery, but he also does so through
Period 1/APEnglishIV
Mrs. Guy
14 October 2015
The Distinction of the Squire The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is perhaps one of Chaucer’s more widely recognized pieces of work. Significantly influenced by the several cultural movements such as the Knight Code of Chivalry and the Renaissance and by contemporaries such as Petrarch, The Canterbury Tales is a collection of twenty-four differing tales of characters embarking on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. There are numerous characters in Chaucer’s work, including the characters the Knight and his son, the Squire. The Squire, quite like the other pilgrims in the tales, emerges as an idiosyncratic personality due to Chaucer’s use of literary devices to distinguish characters. Evident in The Canterbury Tales and in the individual the Squire, Chaucer creates distinctive characters in his pilgrims through the use of several literary devices such as imagery, characterization, and simile. …show more content…
Imagery is evident in numerous pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales, such as the Squire. By creating a striking vision of the Squire character with the use of evocative language such as “With locks tight-curled, as if just out of press” and “fierce by night did love his heart assail,” the reader is able to delve deeper into the layers of the Squire and is able to effortlessly envision the Squire as a youthful and provocative personality. By utilizing imagery and illustrating characters with vivid language, Chaucer creates a distinctive personality for each of his pilgrims, evident in his creation of the Squire. Not only does Chaucer distinguish characters for each of his pilgrims with imagery, but he also does so through