Ap English Literature Analysis

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Travis Ng
Hallabrin 3˚
AP English Literature
19 September 2014
What is Literature? The definition of “literature” has never been a consistent one. For some, literature can be as broadly defined as the word “rhetoric”; yet others prefer a more definitive interpretation, limited to certain media with explicit qualifications. Literature, and its definition, it seems, are hidden in a dark, nebulous haze of uncertainty. However, the truth is that the definition of literature can be easily derived from modern-day concept, context, and from the word itself.

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