Aristotle Poetics

Purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) in tragedy is called

• Catharsis

• Hamartia

• Peripeteia

• Anagnorisis

A reversal or change of fortune is known as

• Hamartia

• Peripeteia

• Anagnorisis

• Imitation

What is mimesis?

• Imitation

• Inspiration

• Illusion

According to Aristotle what is the ideal time period for action in tragedy?

• one month

• a day or two

• a week

• no more than a year

True or False: Anagnorisis is discovery (or recognition)

• True

• False

The hero must be of _____ blood.

The tragic hero meets their fate because of a ________.

According to Aristotelian theory which is the better tragedy?

• Medea

• Oedipus Rex