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Aristotle's 'Poetics' defines which genre?
ATragedy
BComedy
CEpic
DLyric
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Tragedy
1. Tragedy is the Poetics's primary subject.
2. Aristotle calls plot its 'soul.'
3. Catharsis is its distinctive effect.
_Source: Project Gutenberg #1974 — Aristotle's Poetics — "Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete"_
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