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== General Characteristics == | == General Characteristics == | ||
* [[memesis | Mimetic]] Perspective — the sudden and catastrophic [[peripeteia | fall]] of a great person from fortune to misfortune. | * [[memesis | Mimetic]] Perspective — the sudden and catastrophic [[peripeteia | fall]] of a great person from fortune to misfortune.<ref> Armstrong, Linda, Mary Dieterich, and Sarah M. Anderson. "Glossary of Technical Terms." Common Core: Types of Text. Quincy, IL: Mark Twain Media, Inc., 2014. 41. Print.> | ||
* Affective (audience response) Perspective — arouses a [[catharsis]] of pity and terror. | * Affective (audience response) Perspective — arouses a [[catharsis]] of pity and terror. | ||
* Causal relationship between character and fate — character contributes to destiny. | * Causal relationship between character and fate — character contributes to destiny. | ||