Key Facts:

• Poet: Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340 - 1400)
• Title of the Poet: Father of English Literature, Father of English Poetry, Father of English Language, Grandfather of the English Novel
• Written Date: Between 1387 and 1400
• Published Date: 1476
• Original Title: “The Canterbury Tales” (“The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” is a part of it.)
• Genre: Beast Fable, Mock Epic
• Tone: Humorous, Satirical
• Style: Narrative verse form
• Total Lines: 696 lines, including Prologue and Epilogue.
• Devison: “The Nun's Priest's Prologue” (1-54), “The Nun's Priest's Tale” (55-680), “The Nun's Priest's Epilogue” (681-696)
• Rhyme Scheme: Rhyming couplets (AABBCC..)
• Settings: 

• Time Setting: 14th Century
• Place Setting: A farmyard in England