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Select the correct line in the passage.

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?

A. These lines describe the false beliefs that Chanticleer held.
B. The proud Chanticleer is being mocked in the narrative style of epic poetry by applying it to a beast fable.
C. The proud Chanticleer is mocked by the narrative style of epic poetry.



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Final answer:

The passage uses mock-heroic style to mock Chanticleer, echoing themes from medieval Bestiaries.


Explanation:

Mirror Image in the Passage: The correct line is: 'O Chanticleer, accursed be that morrow.'

Identifying the Style: The style used in the passage is mock-heroic, which mocks the traditional heroic style by applying it to ordinary or trivial subjects, like Chanticleer in this case.

Connection to Bestiary: Chaucer's 'Nun's Priest's Tale,' featuring Chanticleer and the fox, draws from the medieval Bestiary tradition which moralizes animal behaviors.


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