Learning Log 1: About Literature

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Literature is a term used to describe written or spoken material. "Literature" is used to describe anything from creative writing to more technical or scientific works, but the term is most commonly used to refer to works of the creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction. Literature is the art of written works. Literally translated, the word Literature means "acquaintance with letters" (as in the "arts" and "letters"). The two most basic written literary categories include both fiction and non-fiction. Literature is a form of art and it is the expression of human nature significant human experiences and Literature consists mainly of reading novels/storybooks, writing poems, understanding poetry and acting out plays written by some of the famous writers. The very term “Literature” we are reminded shifts from one century to another and many of the works made by the people of other centuries are still being appreciated by the people nowadays.

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