Chaucer uses specific details to describe individual characters in the "General Prologue" to The Canterbury Tales. The tales tha
t the characters choose to tell reflect their true selves. Chaucer draws on the satire prevalent in his time to bring out the traits of the different classes of society. He uses the technique of story to hold the narrative together. NextReset
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.
