Which innovation is attributed to geoffrey chaucer? a. the popularization of parable b. the use of decasyllabic meter c. the first spoken word performances d. the development of the tragic genre

B. The use of a decasyllabic meter.

Explanation:

Geoffrey Chaucer was an English poet considered as the greatest poet of the middle ages. He wrote in continental accentual-syllabic meter, unlike many other poets that wrote in an alliterative Anglo-Saxon meter.

From the options given the one that best fits is the B because he did not invent the decasyllabic meter but indeed he was one of the first English poets to use it. He did invent the rhyme called Rhyme royal which consisted of seven lines.

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i guess the cause and effect would show how being around the smoke(the cause) can have negative effects on the body.

explanation:

there are several different forms of presenting this; each has a very specific format. plays have a very simple format; teleplays, for television shows, or screenplays, for movies, have more complex and strict rules for formatting.

drama

the first of these to be written for the express purpose of being performed were created by the greeks. many of our modern terms derive from greek origins.

comedy

in the greek sense, a play that doesn't end in death. in modern usage, refers to a play that is humorous.

tragedy

in the greek sense, a play that ends with the death of at least one of the main characters. in modern usage, refers to a play that doesn't have a happy ending.