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AND APPRECIATION OF
LITERATURE
• It was said to be derived from the Latin Word Litteratura which means
writing, from litteratus, learning
• Literature is an art
• Nobility of Thoughts
• Timelessness
The significant truth about life that a literary work reveals should not
wane and dissipate as time passes by. A work must have an
enduring quality in which its beauty or applicability can withstand the
change of time.
KEY FEATURES OF LITERATURE
• Universality
• PROSE
This for is mainly ascribed to be composed freely. This form does not
have any measurement scheme for it is known to have a free-flow of
sentences. Also, it has greater irregularity and the language used
in this form is ordinary for it has a close resemblance to man’s
pattern of everyday speech.
MAJOR FORMS OF LITERATURE
• POETRY
• POETRY
• PROSE FICTION
• DRAMA
• NON-FICTION PROSE