What Is Literature 2
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Defining literature is a hard task. Many people know what it is but are unable to explain it. Brian Moon defines literature as:
"A shifting category of texts defined by a complex combination of factors including textual features and value judgements."
Literature is language that portrays certain q ....
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.... as literature.
Weevilly Porridge by Eva Johnson looks at the topic of aboriginal treatment by white people in the late 1800's - 1950's. The topic is a pressing issue today in Australian society and poems such as these help everyone understand about the issue of Aboriginal treatment by white people.
A good use of the resource of language is essential for a text to be defined as literary. A good use of the resource of language would include use of syntax, structure, literal and metapho ....
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