Answer:
An author's choice of wording can have an impact on the mood or tone of a given piece of writing. In addition to making the writing increasingly sophisticated, word choice can cause the reader to have certain feelings or personal connections with the text.
Explanation:
Chaucer draws on the ESTATES satire prevalent in his time to bring out the traits of the different classes of society.
He uses the technique of FRAME story to hold the narrative together.
Estates satire is composed of three medieval estates. The Clergy (those who pray, the Nobility (those who fought), and the Peasantry (those who labored).
Frame story is a literary technique wherein narration is given. Frame story is a story within a story.
He is using a like/as example with "my own line of reasoning is to myself as straight and clear as a ray of light" and if he is using the suns light as a metaphorical thing and the light represents purity or intelligence then he is saying he is very logical and knows what is going on. He knows what he stands for and as he stated "will pursue his principles unto death" he is willing to die for what he believes in....i hope this helped
C. we shall not always and we shall always