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Aristotle defines 'Reversal of the Situation' (peripeteia) as:
AA change in the chorus
BA change by which the action veers round to its opposite
CA change in the audience's mood
DA change in stage decor
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. A change by which the action veers round to its opposite
1. Peripeteia denotes a structural turn of the action.
2. It works most powerfully when paired with recognition.
3. The translation here is canonical.
_Source: Project Gutenberg #1974 — Aristotle's Poetics — "Reversal of the Situation is a change by which the action veers round to its opposite"_
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