Question

why is the canterbury tales considered a framed narrative?
the innkeeper suggests the storytelling contest that is the framework for the tales.
the author inserts stories about his own life into the narrative.
neither the wife of bath nor the knight tell tales about knights.
the wife of bath reveals nothing about her personal history or her multiple marriages.

Explanation:

A framed narrative has an overarching framework that contains smaller, embedded stories. The Canterbury Tales uses the innkeeper's proposed storytelling contest as the overarching frame that structures all the individual tales told by the pilgrims. The other options are incorrect: the author does not insert personal life stories, the Knight does tell a tale about knights, and the Wife of Bath extensively discusses her personal history and marriages.

Answer:

A. The innkeeper suggests the storytelling contest that is the framework for the tales.