Transferred meaning is part of the author's view on diction, whose two functions are to "make clear what is said" and "lift it beyond the ordinary."
One part of this work illustrates "transferred meaning" by singling out "Ten Thousand" to show how it can replace the word "much." Transferred meaning is part of the author's view on diction, whose two functions are to "make clear what is said" and "lift it beyond the ordinary." Another part of this work discusses the "double ending," in which the good are rewarded and the bad suffer, but it is deemed weak by the author because it is written for the (*) spectacle. In another section, the author decries plots having the protagonist's greatest rival be a mortal enemy because it causes a lack of pity in the audience, unless the suffering is so painful that they experience a catharsis in itself. The notion that a play should be set in a 24 hour time frame is derived from this work, along with the classical unities of location and action. For 10 points, name this treatise, an early work of literary criticism by Aristotle. [Ike]
One part of this work illustrates "transferred meaning" by singling out "Ten Thousand" to show how it can replace the word "much."
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