Multiple choice general knowledge

Who is the father of English Poetry?

  1. Milton

  2. Wordsworth

  3. Chaucer

  4. Charles Dickens

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Geoffrey Chaucer is widely regarded as the 'Father of English Poetry' for his pioneering work in the 14th century, most notably 'The Canterbury Tales'. Milton and Wordsworth came later, while Charles Dickens was a novelist, not primarily known as a poet in the classical sense.