... levels of the feudal system from the people fighting to protect the land to those working on it; the ecclesiastical order, which belonged to the church and included the parson, summoner, monk, prioress, friar, pardoner, and the student; and finally to the fast growing working class, the physician, lawyer, manciple, merchant, shipman, tradesman, cook, the wife of Bath, and the innkeeper ... entire poem; the pattern is repeated over in over in abab form. The technique of the pun, joke, and portrait was especially used in The Canterbury Tales. Every pilgrim had a tale, in which there was a...

• Word Count: 1670
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School