Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

He had a latten cross set full of stones

And in a bottle had he some pig's bones,

But with these relics, when he came upon.

Some simple parson, then this paragon

In that one day more money stood to gain (The Canterbury Tales: General Prologue,"lines 701-705)

Based upon the above context, Chaucer chooses the word paragon to show

personification

hyperbole

simile

Satire

Satire.

Explanation:

Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales: General Prologue" gives the introduction of the pilgrims and their appearances, their vocations and their history. The narrator used this prologue to give a glimpse of the pilgrims to the readers.

In the General prologue of the tale, one such character is the pardoner. A pardoner is someone who is licensed to sell indulgences or relics of a religious belief. This pardoner is more of a trickster for he deceives people and works for his own gain. Thus, the use of the word "paragon" for the Pardoner is ironic in the sense that a paragon is someone or something that is regarded to be perfect or a model example of excellence. Far from this is the character of the Pardoner. It is satiric for the Pardoner is exactly quite the opposite of what a paragon is.

Thus, the use of the word "paragon" by the writer Chaucer is to show the satire in the characterization of the Pardoner.

I believe the answer is satire because it cannot be any other grammatically. a satire is a type of irony