inzmtns
Chaucer used continental accentual-syllabic meter. He was also one of the first English poets to use the five-stress line.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer's influence on the English language
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Chaucer was known for innovation in his poetry. His use of rhyming couplets would later become a standard form.