<meta name='google-adsense-platform-account' content='ca-host-pub-1556223355139109'/>
<meta name='google-adsense-platform-domain' content='blogspot.com'/>

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5674456884644741&host=ca-host-pub-1556223355139109" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>

<!-- data-ad-client=ca-pub-5674456884644741 -->

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?display=swap&family=Roboto&family=Calibri"></head><body>

GGCB/Professors

Welcome to govtcolleges.com – your ultimate resource for mastering the English Language and Literature! Explore in-depth guides on Grammar, Literary Terms, Novels, Drama, and Poetry. Dive into detailed commentaries, critical appreciations of poems, summaries of literary stories, and concise short questions to enhance your understanding. Whether you're a student, teacher, or literature enthusiast, our content is designed to inspire, educate, and enrich your literary journey.

Chaucer's Humour

Classical Poetry Geoffrey Chaucer Poetry Humor in Literature Narrative Techniques Satire

2 Comments

Here we are concerned with Chaucer’s use of humour in his ‘Prologue to the Canterbury Tales’. We also find some examples of pure humour in...

MY FINANCIAL CAREER | Short Stories | Short Question Answers

Canadian Short Stories English Book II Short Stories Humor in Literature Stephen Leacock Studies

0 Comments

Q. 1: What light do the following expression throw on Leacock’s state of mind when he entered the bank: ‘looked timidly round’, ’shamble...

<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.blogger.com/static/v1/widgets/387437488-widgets.js"></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
window['__wavt'] = 'AEUoTZr7bXYfnMa4j26wmpljH1bq:1781952184970';_WidgetManager._Init('//www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID\x3d2792258329582846409','//www.govtcolleges.com/search/label/Humor%20in%20Literature','2792258329582846409');
_WidgetManager._SetDataContext([{'name': 'blog', 'data': {'blogId': '2792258329582846409', 'title': 'GGCB/Professors', 'url': 'https://www.govtcolleges.com/search/label/Humor%20in%20Literature', 'canonicalUrl': 'https://www.govtcolleges.com/search/label/Humor%20in%20Literature', 'homepageUrl': 'https://www.govtcolleges.com/', 'searchUrl': 'https://www.govtcolleges.com/search', 'canonicalHomepageUrl': 'https://www.govtcolleges.com/', 'blogspotFaviconUrl': 'https://www.govtcolleges.com/favicon.ico', 'bloggerUrl': 'https://www.blogger.com', 'hasCustomDomain': true, 'httpsEnabled': true, 'enabledCommentProfileImages': true, 'gPlusViewType': 'FILTERED_POSTMOD', 'adultContent': false, 'analyticsAccountNumber': '', 'encoding': 'UTF-8', 'locale': 'en-GB', 'localeUnderscoreDelimited': 'en_gb', 'languageDirection': 'ltr', 'isPrivate': false, 'isMobile': false, 'isMobileRequest': false, 'mobileClass': '', 'isPrivateBlog': false, 'isDynamicViewsAvailable': true, 'feedLinks': '\x3clink rel\x3d\x22alternate\x22 type\x3d\x22application/atom+xml\x22 title\x3d\x22GGCB/Professors - Atom\x22 href\x3d\x22https://www.govtcolleges.com/feeds/posts/default\x22 /\x3e\n\x3clink rel\x3d\x22alternate\x22 type\x3d\x22application/rss+xml\x22 title\x3d\x22GGCB/Professors - RSS\x22 href\x3d\x22https://www.govtcolleges.com/feeds/posts/default?alt\x3drss\x22 /\x3e\n\x3clink rel\x3d\x22service.post\x22 type\x3d\x22application/atom+xml\x22 title\x3d\x22GGCB/Professors - Atom\x22 href\x3d\x22https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2792258329582846409/posts/default\x22 /\x3e\n', 'meTag': '\x3clink rel\x3d\x22me\x22 href\x3d\x22https://www.blogger.com/profile/12535998621438457411\x22 /\x3e\n', 'adsenseClientId': 'ca-pub-5674456884644741', 'adsenseHostId': 'ca-host-pub-1556223355139109', 'adsenseHasAds': true, 'adsenseAutoAds': true, 'boqCommentIframeForm': true, 'loginRedirectParam': '', 'view': '', 'dynamicViewsCommentsSrc': '//www.blogblog.com/dynamicviews/4224c15c4e7c9321/js/comments.js', 'dynamicViewsScriptSrc': '//www.blogblog.com/dynamicviews/cd96ebb13b57568d', 'plusOneApiSrc': 'https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js', 'disableGComments': true, 'interstitialAccepted': false, 'sharing': {'platforms': [{'name': 'Get link', 'key': 'link', 'shareMessage': 'Get link', 'target': ''}, {'name': 'Facebook', 'key': 'facebook', 'shareMessage': 'Share to Facebook', 'target': 'facebook'}, {'name': 'BlogThis!', 'key': 'blogThis', 'shareMessage': 'BlogThis!', 'target': 'blog'}, {'name': 'X', 'key': 'twitter', 'shareMessage': 'Share to X', 'target': 'twitter'}, {'name': 'Pinterest', 'key': 'pinterest', 'shareMessage': 'Share to Pinterest', 'target': 'pinterest'}, {'name': 'Email', 'key': 'email', 'shareMessage': 'Email', 'target': 'email'}], 'disableGooglePlus': true, 'googlePlusShareButtonWidth': 0, 'googlePlusBootstrap': '\x3cscript type\x3d\x22text/javascript\x22\x3ewindow.___gcfg \x3d {\x27lang\x27: \x27en_GB\x27};\x3c/script\x3e'}, 'hasCustomJumpLinkMessage': false, 'jumpLinkMessage': 'Read more', 'pageType': 'index', 'searchLabel': 'Humor in Literature', 'pageName': 'Humor in Literature', 'pageTitle': 'GGCB/Professors: Humor in Literature', 'metaDescription': 'Master English Language \x26 Literature with grammar guides, literary terms, poem analyses, novel summaries, and short questions at govtcolleges.com.'}}, {'name': 'features', 'data': {}}, {'name': 'messages', 'data': {'edit': 'Edit', 'linkCopiedToClipboard': 'Link copied to clipboard', 'ok': 'Ok', 'postLink': 'Post link'}}, {'name': 'template', 'data': {'name': 'custom', 'localizedName': 'Custom', 'isResponsive': true, 'isAlternateRendering': false, 'isCustom': true}}, {'name': 'view', 'data': {'classic': {'name': 'classic', 'url': '?view\x3dclassic'}, 'flipcard': {'name': 'flipcard', 'url': '?view\x3dflipcard'}, 'magazine': {'name': 'magazine', 'url': '?view\x3dmagazine'}, 'mosaic': {'name': 'mosaic', 'url': '?view\x3dmosaic'}, 'sidebar': {'name': 'sidebar', 'url': '?view\x3dsidebar'}, 'snapshot': {'name': 'snapshot', 'url': '?view\x3dsnapshot'}, 'timeslide': {'name': 'timeslide', 'url': '?view\x3dtimeslide'}, 'isMobile': false, 'title': 'GGCB/Professors', 'description': 'Master English Language \x26 Literature with grammar guides, literary terms, poem analyses, novel summaries, and short questions at govtcolleges.com.', 'url': 'https://www.govtcolleges.com/search/label/Humor%20in%20Literature', 'type': 'feed', 'isSingleItem': false, 'isMultipleItems': true, 'isError': false, 'isPage': false, 'isPost': false, 'isHomepage': false, 'isArchive': false, 'isSearch': true, 'isLabelSearch': true, 'search': {'label': 'Humor in Literature', 'resultsMessage': 'Showing posts with the label Humor in Literature', 'resultsMessageHtml': 'Showing posts with the label \x3cspan class\x3d\x27search-label\x27\x3eHumor in Literature\x3c/span\x3e'}}}, {'name': 'widgets', 'data': [{'title': 'GGCB/Professors (Header)', 'type': 'Header', 'sectionId': 'Header', 'id': 'Header1'}, {'title': 'Nav Menu', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'Navigation', 'id': 'HTML100'}, {'title': 'Blog Posts', 'type': 'Blog', 'sectionId': 'Page_Body', 'id': 'Blog1', 'posts': [{'id': '572767445843089269', 'title': 'Chaucer\x27s Humour', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTY1oNdvza1MskgJTduEvGLuRQE9gGvgckgDxJrsSVWrp1oa9qWYnh1SIiThB4wTR_wX31qWEM04OmBUehibprlA87aaI8QvxG5xW7N55ZkH7sMpNyxUiyOn9NwrBFoshuNeMrOPyR5pqAiCZyQ72l0l8wTwMUs_xR0xyaI66ZSdbwwhupJJNheWmRya9c/w390-h400/26.jpeg', 'showInlineAds': false}, {'id': '5991628883587284930', 'title': 'MY FINANCIAL CAREER | Short Stories | Short Question Answers', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVRbj7cDTN612xh9yVbs_ZHioq8bzGyPzFslKNJosW1vtYarX5LO-_TyYYwgmKPJowCxGySOiIk6D7M1BcpmqtfeewTMcH-KY8XHjS7sXcGJzzwxby3-4Z9V2NZWOG3LgFZtl4JI2ebkpeQ-EcQNfj87ImyJpOLeRX52uNSAvBJqIyr9Fpb7b9FvKI-K5/s16000/My%20Financial%20Career.jpg', 'showInlineAds': false}], 'headerByline': {'regionName': 'header1', 'items': [{'name': 'share', 'label': ''}]}, 'footerBylines': [{'regionName': 'footer1', 'items': [{'name': 'comments', 'label': 'comments'}, {'name': 'icons', 'label': ''}]}, {'regionName': 'footer2', 'items': [{'name': 'labels', 'label': ''}]}], 'allBylineItems': [{'name': 'share', 'label': ''}, {'name': 'comments', 'label': 'comments'}, {'name': 'icons', 'label': ''}, {'name': 'labels', 'label': ''}]}, {'title': 'Featured Post', 'type': 'FeaturedPost', 'sectionId': 'Sidebar', 'id': 'FeaturedPost1', 'postId': '8083704076275590084'}, {'title': 'Contact Form', 'type': 'ContactForm', 'sectionId': 'Sidebar_sticky', 'id': 'ContactForm1'}, {'title': 'About Us', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'Footer', 'id': 'HTML120'}, {'title': 'Follow Us', 'type': 'LinkList', 'sectionId': 'Footer', 'id': 'LinkList122'}, {'title': 'Our Site', 'type': 'PageList', 'sectionId': 'Footer', 'id': 'PageList121'}, {'title': 'Footer Credit', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'Footer_Credit', 'id': 'HTML119'}, {'title': 'Plugin - Insert to Post', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'Settings', 'id': 'HTML200'}, {'title': 'Plugin - Watermark', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'Settings', 'id': 'HTML201'}, {'title': 'Plugin - Table of Content', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'Settings', 'id': 'HTML202'}, {'title': 'Plugin - Live Search', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'Settings', 'id': 'HTML203'}, {'title': 'Plugin - Disable Copy/Paste', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'Settings', 'id': 'HTML204'}, {'title': 'Plugin - Shortlink', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'Settings', 'id': 'HTML205'}, {'title': 'Plugin - Safelink', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'Settings', 'id': 'HTML207'}, {'title': 'Plugin - Single Page Application', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'Settings', 'id': 'HTML208'}, {'title': 'Plugin - Split Post', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'Settings', 'id': 'HTML209'}, {'title': 'Plugin - Lightbox', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'Settings', 'id': 'HTML210'}, {'title': 'Plugin - Anti AdBlock', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'Settings', 'id': 'HTML211'}, {'title': 'Plugin - Bookmark', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'Settings', 'id': 'HTML212'}, {'title': 'Plugin - Page', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'Settings', 'id': 'HTML213'}]}]);
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HeaderView', new _WidgetInfo('Header1', 'Header', document.getElementById('Header1'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML100', 'Navigation', document.getElementById('HTML100'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_BlogView', new _WidgetInfo('Blog1', 'Page_Body', document.getElementById('Blog1'), {'cmtInteractionsEnabled': false, 'navMessage': 'Showing posts with label \x3cb\x3eHumor in Literature\x3c/b\x3e. \x3ca href\x3d\x22https://www.govtcolleges.com/\x22\x3eShow all posts\x3c/a\x3e', 'lightboxEnabled': true, 'lightboxModuleUrl': 'https://www.blogger.com/static/v1/jsbin/1793375781-lbx__en_gb.js', 'lightboxCssUrl': 'https://www.blogger.com/static/v1/v-css/828616780-lightbox_bundle.css'}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_FeaturedPostView', new _WidgetInfo('FeaturedPost1', 'Sidebar', document.getElementById('FeaturedPost1'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ContactFormView', new _WidgetInfo('ContactForm1', 'Sidebar_sticky', document.getElementById('ContactForm1'), {'contactFormMessageSendingMsg': 'Sending...', 'contactFormMessageSentMsg': 'Your message has been sent.', 'contactFormMessageNotSentMsg': 'Message could not be sent. Please try again later.', 'contactFormInvalidEmailMsg': 'A valid email address is required.', 'contactFormEmptyMessageMsg': 'Message field cannot be empty.', 'title': 'Contact Form', 'blogId': '2792258329582846409', 'contactFormNameMsg': 'Name', 'contactFormEmailMsg': 'Email', 'contactFormMessageMsg': 'Message', 'contactFormSendMsg': 'Send', 'contactFormToken': 'AEUoTZpB7woTyVrf07WFYJvYQ1eE:1781952184971', 'submitUrl': 'https://www.blogger.com/contact-form.do'}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML120', 'Footer', document.getElementById('HTML120'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_LinkListView', new _WidgetInfo('LinkList122', 'Footer', document.getElementById('LinkList122'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_PageListView', new _WidgetInfo('PageList121', 'Footer', document.getElementById('PageList121'), {'title': 'Our Site', 'links': [{'isCurrentPage': false, 'href': 'https://www.govtcolleges.com/p/about.html', 'id': '5276878215857577327', 'title': 'About'}, {'isCurrentPage': false, 'href': 'https://www.govtcolleges.com/p/contact-form.html', 'id': '6977567527505461207', 'title': 'Contact Form'}, {'isCurrentPage': false, 'href': 'https://www.govtcolleges.com/p/terms-and-conditions.html', 'id': '761492928201154247', 'title': 'Terms of Service'}, {'isCurrentPage': false, 'href': 'https://www.govtcolleges.com/p/privacy-policy.html', 'id': '3647947652575361230', 'title': 'Privacy Policy'}, {'isCurrentPage': false, 'href': 'https://www.govtcolleges.com/p/dmca-policy.html', 'id': '1541673831319821193', 'title': 'DMCA Policy'}, {'isCurrentPage': false, 'href': 'https://www.govtcolleges.com/p/disclaimer.html', 'id': '7153608942240653786', 'title': 'Disclaimer'}, {'isCurrentPage': false, 'href': 'https://www.govtcolleges.com/p/sitemap.html', 'id': '2523340508249918493', 'title': 'Sitemap'}], 'mobile': false, 'showPlaceholder': true, 'hasCurrentPage': false}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML119', 'Footer_Credit', document.getElementById('HTML119'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML200', 'Settings', document.getElementById('HTML200'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML201', 'Settings', document.getElementById('HTML201'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML202', 'Settings', document.getElementById('HTML202'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML203', 'Settings', document.getElementById('HTML203'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML204', 'Settings', document.getElementById('HTML204'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML205', 'Settings', document.getElementById('HTML205'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML207', 'Settings', document.getElementById('HTML207'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML208', 'Settings', document.getElementById('HTML208'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML209', 'Settings', document.getElementById('HTML209'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML210', 'Settings', document.getElementById('HTML210'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML211', 'Settings', document.getElementById('HTML211'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML212', 'Settings', document.getElementById('HTML212'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML213', 'Settings', document.getElementById('HTML213'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
</script>
</body>

Chaucer's Humour

MY FINANCIAL CAREER | Short Stories | Short Question Answers

#{title}