Which pilgrim's tale is interrupted by the Host because it is considered 'doggerel' and 'drasty' rhyming?
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Correct answer: Chaucer the Pilgrim
Chaucer the Pilgrim begins 'The Tale of Sir Thopas,' a parody of bad chivalric romances. Harry Bailly interrupts him, calling the verse 'doggerel' and demanding something in prose instead. Chaucer then tells the 'Tale of Melibee.'
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