Aristotle’s Poetics Quiz



Aristotle’s Poetics Quiz Name ____________________________

AP Literature and Composition

1. According to the classical definition, a tragedy must evoke

________________________ and ____________________________ in its audience.

2. __________________________ is the purgation of these emotions.

3. __________________________ is the “soul of tragedy.” It is also the action in a piece of literature.

4. __________________________ _____________________________ is when the

audience knows what is going to happen, but the characters do not.

5. Think of an example of a comedy. How does this example fit/not fit Aristotle’s definition of a comedy?

6. Think of an example of a tragedy. How does this example fit/not fit Aristotle’s definition of a tragedy?

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