Defining Literature

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What is a hotly debated example of literature?

  • To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Cloud Atlas (correct)
  • Instagram poetry
  • Romeo and Juliet

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a debated form of literature in the text?

  • Memes
  • Video games
  • Tweet stories
  • Graphic novels (correct)

What do some students argue about literature?

  • It is irrelevant
  • It is objective
  • It is arbitrary
  • It is subjective (correct)

What is the main point of the text?

<p>To debate the inclusion of certain works as literature (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the text?

<p>To analyze the definition of literature (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some examples of works that are universally accepted as literature?

<p>William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some examples of works that are hotly debated as literature?

<p>Toni Morrison’s Beloved, David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas, and Rupi Kaur’s Instagram poetry</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some examples of non-traditional forms of storytelling that are debated as literature?

<p>The stories told through tweets, like Jennifer Egan’s “Black Box”, video games like Skyrim, and memes like Grumpy Cat</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do some students argue about literature?

<p>Some students argue that literature is subjective and that anything can be considered literature</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main point of the text?

<p>The main point of the text is to discuss the definition and debate surrounding what constitutes literature</p> Signup and view all the answers

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