Question

What is the frame narrative of The Canterbury Tales?

Answer 1

C.Travelling pilgrims making the journey to Canterbury telling stories to one another

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. Traveling pilgrims making the journey to Canterbury telling stories to one another

Explanation:

In literature, a frame narrative refers to one main narrative or story that serves as a frame or context to a different story or stories that are introduced and developed during the main story. In the case of the narrative "The Canterbury Tales" written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century, this includes 24 different stories that are introduced and told by a group of pilgrims who are traveling to Canterbury and decide to begin a story-telling contest. This means, in the case the frame narrative or context use to introduce other stories are the "Traveling pilgrims making the journey to Canterbury telling stories to one another", because this is the main story but also serves as a context to introduce other narratives.