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    Poetic language is the techniques that the poets use it to convey their message. It makes the text creativity by using the feature of it. There are three approaches that make the texts creativity. (Carter, 1999) identify those three approach; they are cognitive approach, sociocultural approach and inherency approach. The cognitive approach focuses on what is going on the reader's mind, sociocultural approach deeps on the social issues and how the language effects on the social, the inherency approach

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    To begin with, if Oedipus and Frogs are to be taken into consideration and the aspects of the plot dissected using the guidelines provided in Poetics, then based on Aristotle’s definition of plot as “organization of events,” it can be stated that the structure of plot is the same for the two stories of opposing genres, for both have “a beginning, a middle and an end” one following after the other resulting in a well-constructed plot not beginning or ending at any arbitrary point (Aristotle 10 & 13-14)

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    Antigone Creon Analysis

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    story of a girl named Antigone and her disobedience to the laws of Thebes ruler, Creon. Several centuries following the work of Sophocles, Aristotle published a product of dramatic theory, known as Poetics. In this work, Aristotle discusses the different aspects that make up a true tragedy. According to Poetics, Creon is the character whose attributes fit him perfectly into the mold of a tragic figure. Creon believes he is doing good, but his fatal flaw leads him to his demise. In addition, the character

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    Poetics, by Aristotle, addresses each part of a tragedy and its significance, including katharsis. The main purpose of a tragedy is to provoke pity or fear in the reader or audience, then a kommos occurs, a song of lamentation, and the katharsis happens subsequently. The katharsis is a cleansing or purge from those feelings of pity or fear, as the character whom faces tragedy from their faulty, laments. Kommos creates katharsis through the death of children in the tragedies Medea, King Lear, and

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    Oedipus Tragedy Analysis

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    Poetics and the Perfect Tragedy: An Analysis of Oedipus Tyrannus Aristotle’s Poetics argues that the a successful tragedy is determined by its “plot, character, diction, reasoning, spectacle and lyric poetry” (50a8). A great tragic work, as described by Aristotle, will be impossible without plot, but characters are merely optional—the most effective tragic device lies in the perceptions and implications a tragedy’s plot yields. Yet, having a protagonist of “not outstanding moral excellence or justice”

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    A Feelings For Fiction

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    overwhelmingly positive, as fictional works have the effect of humanizing us, as we empathize ,and identify with the characters that are present. The article gives examples of this idea through the concepts presented in texts such as Aristotle's Poetics, and the Hindu Treatise Natyasastra, that are used to emphasise the impact that fiction exudes on the real world. While the majority of the article makes reference to literature, fiction in the form of movies plays, an important roles as the article

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    In Poetics, Aristotle describes a tragic character as someone who experiences an error in judgement, experiences a reversal of fortune due to the error, has an excessive pride, and receives a fate much greater than what is deserved. In Sophocles’ Antigone, many would argue that Creon is the tragic hero of the play. However, he is not alone as the recipient of tragedy. A young woman by the name of Antigone also fits the characteristics for being considered a tragic heroine. A key element in the tragedy

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    in and is the one to tell him, “In the middle of it his heart simply stopped, without warning” (Knowles 193). This is not the way the audience has been led to believe the book will end and this catastrophic event leaves the audience with a lack of poetic justice. Finny was the light in the dark and had people believing that it would all end well for him because he suffered so much throughout the book. His death without warning says that humans expect a better outcome than what happens in real life

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    Oedipus Hubris Prompts

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    In Aristotle The Poetics, Aristotle determines that in order for a play to be a tragedy the main character must experience a change of fortune, and provide katharsis for the audience. Throughout Oedipus Rex, Oedipus’ hubris “arouses pity and fear” from the audience and draws emphasis to his fall from grace (Aristotle The Poetics). Although the outcome of Oedipus Rex would remain the same, Oedipus’ hubris prompts the audience to reflect on their own life and emphasizes his fall from king to beggar

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    There are six critical components outlined in Aristotle’s “Poetics” that comprise a tragic hero. First, the tragic hero should be elevated in rank and ability, but still relatable. Hamlet is the prince of Denmark and a direct descendent to the throne; however, he is a relatable figure: Although he is the prince

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