Chaucer is one of the important writers that existed during the Middle English Era.

He lived under the

reign of three monarch- King Edward III, king Richard II, and King Henry IV. He was known as morning
star of renaissance. Due to several occupation in his life time, he observed people and learned about
them. This contributed him to write his masterpiece “The canterbury tales”. “The Canterbury tales” was
a work of epic proportion. It was about 29 pilgrims traveling to St Thomas becket’s shrine and each of
them narrated a story about themselves. Chaucer’s diction concluded words that were before the great
vowel shift. The great vowel shift was the series of changes in pronunciation of English language that
took place primarily between 1400 and 1600. Many Anglo-Saxon alliterative words started to get
discarded. Chaucer was well-versed in French, latin, and engish. In “The Canterbury tales” was written in
diverse use of these languages. Introduction of metre and rhyme were seen in his works. In the stanza,
“Has pierced the drought of March to the root”, use of iambic pentameter can be seen. Also use of
rhyming couplet can also be seen. The use of figurative language in Prologue such as metaphor,
alliteration and imagery are also found.