Which statement most accurately describes the canterbury tales?

a) tct was banned by the church
b) tct was originally written in french
c) tct is written entirely in iambic pentameter
d) tct is a compilation of ancient legends and ballads

answer: a

explanation:

read the following excerpt from “greece” by oscar wilde.

the sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky

burned like a heated opal through the air;

we hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair

for the blue lands that to the eastward lie.

which words does the poet include to the reader visualize the scene?

“the sea was sapphire”

“through the air”

“was blowing fair”

“to the eastward lie”