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Aristotle's six parts of tragedy are:
APlot, Character, Diction, Thought, Spectacle, Song
BPlot, Setting, Genre, Tone, Theme, Voice
CAction, Time, Place, Audience, Author, Text
DHero, Villain, Chorus, Stage, Mask, Mode
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Plot, Character, Diction, Thought, Spectacle, Song
1. The text enumerates the six components explicitly.
2. The order also reflects relative importance for Aristotle.
3. Plot is named first and called 'the soul of a tragedy.'
_Source: Project Gutenberg #1974 — Aristotle's Poetics — "Plot, Character, Diction, Thought, Spectacle, Song"_
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