Who Is known as the Father of English Poetry_______________?
Correct answer: B. Geoffrey Chaucer
- A. William Shakespeare
- B. Geoffrey Chaucer
- C. John Milton
- D. William Wordsworth
Explanation
Geoffrey Chaucer is called the Father of English Poetry because he established English as a major literary language through works such as The Canterbury Tales. Shakespeare and Milton belong to later stages of English literary history.
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