One part of this tale has been called the "hissing stanza" because of the sibilance of its lines, such as when a character decries the singing "of such sentence which is against your law's reverence.
One part of this tale has been called the "hissing stanza" because of the sibilance of its lines, such as when a character decries the singing "of such sentence which is against your law's reverence." The narrator of this tale weeps at the death of a small mouse, and swears to Saint Loy. At the end of this tale, the protagonist is compared to Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln, who suffered a similar fate. In this tale, the body of a young boy miraculously starts to (*) sing the hymn "Alma Redemptionis Mater" and doesn't stop until a grain is removed from his tongue. This tale, which opens with an invocation to the Virgin Mary, is told by Madame Eglantine, who wears a brooch with the motto "Amor vincit omnia." In this tale, some Jews are hanged for murdering a boy at the behest of Satan. For 10 points, name this rather anti-Semitic section of The Canterbury Tales.
One part of this tale has been called the "hissing stanza" because of the sibilance of its lines, such as when a character decries the singing "of such sentence which is against your law's reverence.
“The {Prioress’s Tale}”