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What makes certain lines from a text jump off the page and fill you with interest and curiosity? Why do some passages carry more meaning and significance than others? For example, in the Clerk’s Tale, Griselda cautions her callous lord, Walter: O thing biseke I yow, and warne also, That ye ne prike with no tormentinge This tendre maiden, as ye han don mo; For she is fostred in hir norissinge Moore tenderly, and to my supposinge She koude nat adversitee endure As koude a povre fostred creature (“The Clerk’s Tale,” ll. 1037-1043) This direct and uncompromising speech, coming from a character who has patiently suffered throughall of the cruelty that Walter has dished out, is a powerful turning point in the tale. Plus, the rhyme and enjambment here is elegantly crafted. In short: there's a lot to discuss about this passage, isn't there? Book and tablet photo by Engin_Akyurt on Pixabay.com On days that we don't have paragraphs due, we'll have what I call Q...