Read this excerpt.
excerpt from *The Canterburry Tales*
By Geoffery Chaucer

He did not rate that text. . . .
Which says that hunters are not holy men. . . .
Was he to study till his head went round
Pouring over books in cloisters?

Was he to leave the word upon the shelf?

It is commonly accepted expectation that monks study books in coisters.

Given that expectation, which literacy device is Chaucer most using in this excerpt?

A. simile
B. irony
C. consonance
D. personification

Respuesta :

The literary device that Chaucer uses most in the excerpt is irony. (Option B)

What is an Irony?

An Irony is the expression of one's meaning by using language that indicates the opposite of what one actually means.

An example of irony is:

"A man selling his watch to buy his wife a gold necklace and the wife inadvertently selling her necklace to buy her man a watch."

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