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What genre is "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer?

Epic Poem

"The Canterbury Tales" is considered an epic poem because it is a collection of stories that deal with grand or heroic themes, similar to other famous epic poems such as "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey." The other options, novel, play, and short story, are incorrect because they do not accurately capture the style or structure of "The Canterbury Tales." A novel is typically a longer work of prose fiction, while a play is a staged performance and a short story is a shorter narrative work. "The Canterbury Tales" does not fit into any of these categories, making them incorrect options.

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