Geoffrey Chaucer was an author of the 12th century. Chaucer is known as the father of English poetry. He wrote Canterbury Tales which is a collection of narrative short stories written in verse. 'The Pardoners Tale is among the more popular of these varied tales. It is told by a pardoner who uses the story to preach against those who are blastfamous and gluttonous. In an odd twist, after he tells the story he trys …showed first 75 words of 899 total…

…showed last 75 words of 899 total…In retrospect, Geoffrey Chaucer exploited many different literary forms to create a cohesive story line. Personification is used to focus our feelings on the character of Death as a living being rather than a process. Chaucer use irony to teach a lesson to the readers. Symbolism is used to relate the lesson to our lives. With these factors all combined it creates a story which we can relate to even today because greed is universal.