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Aristotle's six parts of tragedy include all EXCEPT:
APlot
BSetting
CCharacter
DDiction
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Setting
1. The six are: Plot, Character, Diction, Thought, Spectacle, Song.
2. Setting is not listed by Aristotle.
3. Plot ranks first; Spectacle last.
_Source: Project Gutenberg #1974 — Aristotle's Poetics — "Plot, Character, Diction, Thought, Spectacle, Song"_