In what way does chaucer employ satire?
he mocks the innkeeper's proposed storytelling award.
he pokes at the faults and shortcomings of the pilgrims.
he criticizes readers in not being familiar with a pilgrimage.
he has the pilgrims use puns and bawdy—figurative language.

The answer is: He pokes at the faults and shortcomings of the pilgrims.

Satire is the use of humor, ridicule and irony to expose someone's ignorance and bad habits. In "The Canterbury Tales," Geoffrey Chaucer makes fun of the pilgrims, who are all very different and belong to distinct social classes. For example, he mocks at the Nun for her large size, at the Knight for being too well-mannered, and at the Friar for accepting presents in exchange for forgiveness.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)