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ID: #16052
Question
Who is the father of modern English poetry ?
Options
1
Cynewulf
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2
Jeoffery Chaucer
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3
Robert Browning
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4
None of the above
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Explanation
Geoffrey Chaucer is widely considered the father of English poetry because he legitimized the use of Middle English vernacular in literature at a time when French and Latin were dominant.