Chaucer uses irony to describe the faults and shortcomings of the pilgrims. TRUE.
A novel can have loads and loads of conflicts big and small, while a short story has only one conflict. The characters in a novel are usually dynamic and are better described, while characters in short stories are poorly described and are usually static.
The prepositional phrase would be "of the state". The word "of" is a preposition.
Examples of other prepositions: before, after, across, within, on, over, under, through, behind
A prepositional phrase has a preposition and a noun/pronoun after it.