Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry ?
Correct answer: C. Geoffrey Chaucer
- A. Bede
- B. Sir Thomas Malory
- C. Geoffrey Chaucer
- D. Caedmon
Explanation
Geoffrey Chaucer is called the father of English poetry because he established English as a major literary language and produced the influential Canterbury Tales. Caedmon is an earlier English poet, but he is not normally given this title.
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