Which statement best describes the relationship between the ideas in paragraphs 2 and 3?
1 of 4 QUESTIONS
Both paragraphs describe ideas about emotion and its relationship to
literature, but paragraph 2 is primarily about Aristotle's view of negative
emotions like fear and pity, while paragraph 3 focuses on the way the
Romantic poets embraced positive emotions like love.
Both paragraphs are about important figures in literary history, but
paragraph 2 presents Aristotle's claim that only tragedy can help a reader
achieve catharsis, while paragph 3 presents the Romantic poets'
counterclaim that adventure writing can have the same effect.
Both paragraphs describe literary movements that connected literature to
intense experiences, with paragraph 2 focusing on Aristotle's search for
intensity in nature and paragraph 3 showing how the Romantic poets
applied this intensity to both writing and life.
Both paragraphs describe authors' beliefs about the ability of literature to
create powerful feelings, but paragraph 2 focuses on Aristotle's view that
identification with a character is the key to intensity, while paragraph 3
discusses the Romantic poets belief that intense emotion is connected to
setting