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Who is known as the father of English poetry?

  1. Geoffrey Chaucer

  2. John Milton

  3. John Keats

  4. None of these
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Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400) is widely regarded as the father of English poetry. His work 'The Canterbury Tales' established English as a legitimate language for literature, helping standardize Middle English. John Milton and John Keats were important poets who came much later.

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