According to Aristotle, poetry is "a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends to express the __________, history the __________."
A) emotions; resolution
B) universal; particular
C) thoughts; characters
D) impulses; outcomes

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Aristotle argues that poetry deals with universal truths and themes, while history is concerned with particular events and facts. Poetry's ability to express universal truths makes it more philosophical and "higher" than history.

According to Aristotle, Poetry Is "A More Philosophical and a Higher