Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who is called father of english literature/poetry?

  1. William Shakespeare

  2. Geofery Chaucer

  3. John Keats

  4. Robert Frost

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Geoffrey Chaucer is called the Father of English Literature for his seminal work 'The Canterbury Tales' which helped establish Middle English as a literary language. Shakespeare came later and is the greatest playwright, but Chaucer pioneered English literature first.