Plato regarded poetry as:
- A. an imitation of reality
- B. a self-subsistent entity
- C. distant from reality
- D. a manifestation of reality
- E. life as experienced in reality
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Correct answer: A. A and C only
Explanation
Republic X: poetry imitates appearances, which themselves imitate the Forms, so it is 'thrice removed from the truth'.
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