What is the simile to Chaucer's Knight's Tale?

Which one? Well over a dozen similes appear in the extended tale. Fastest way to find them, go to a web site that has the full text. Run the “search” or “find” command on that web page to hunt for the words “as” and “like. read more

Chaucer uses this simile to show both the Knight’s character and continue to demonstrate his adherence to his chivalric vows. In using this simile to compare the Knight to a chaste man he becomes as meek, or gentle and courteous, as the chaste man, both qualities that are important to the chivalric code. read more

The following example is a metaphor in the Prologue of The Canterbury Tales. Describing the Monk, Chaucer writes: And that a monk uncloistered is a mere / Fish out of water, flapping on the pier (lines 177-178). read more

The difference between a simile and a metaphor is that similes use words, such as 'like' or 'as' to make the comparison, while metaphors are more direct. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer incorporates several literary devices as a group of people encounter each other on the journey to Canterbury and have a contest to see who can tell the best story. read more