1 Hamartia: Many people who discuss tragedy often mention the hero's 'fatal' or 'tragic flaw.' However, Aristotle would never accuse a hero of such a personal defect. 2  Instead, he asserted that they were guilty of hamartia, or missing the mark.
Floodplains are landscapes shaped by running water. As streams and their larger forms, rivers, flow across the surface of land, they transport eroded rock and other material. (Erosion is the gradual wearing away of Earth surfaces through the action of wind and water.)
Floodwater habitats include: 1  Drainage ditches that fill during storms. 2  Woodland pools created by melting snow, or spring and early summer rains. 3  Floodplains along the banks of streams and rivers. 4  Irrigated pastures and fields. 5  Meadows and other soft ground where depressions form.