Chaucer’s Parliament of Fowles is in part (I) a puzzle (II) a debate (III) a threnody (IV) a beast…
A debate and a beast fable describe the birds' discussion of love and mate selection. A threnody does not fit. A puzzle is interpretively possible for the poem's unresolved…
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Chaucer’s Parliament of Fowles is in part
(I) a puzzle
(II) a debate
(III) a threnody
(IV) a beast fable The correct combination for the above statement, according to the code, is
Answer and explanation
Correct answer D
A debate and a beast fable describe the birds' discussion of love and mate selection. A threnody does not fit. A puzzle is interpretively possible for the poem's unresolved choices and allegory, but is not a conventional genre classification; the distinction between the codes including and excluding puzzle is therefore not fully objective.
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