Decide how you are defining literature. What elements of a text support calling it literary?

• What standards will you use as you look at the text's use of those elements to decide if the text qualifies?

• Does multiplicity of meaning and argument determine if it's literature? How would you quantify this with your text?

• Does the tradition of what gets called literature play a role in your choice? If so, how? If not, why?

Answer and Explanation:

1. A literary text is one that has a structure within the norms of literature and that uses words to build an effective language capable of transmitting strong emotions to the reader. In addition, these texts must present literary resources, characters, themes, plot, among others.

2. Patterns of analysis of the main ideas that the text addresses can be used, analyzing how the author promotes these ideas and what resources he uses to transmit them.

3. The multitude of meaning and the argument used in the text determine whether it is a literary text. This is because the literature deals with profound arguments with a great impact. Often these arguments are related to other issues, creating a great multiplicity in the approach.

4. The tradition of what is called literature plays a role in my choice of reading, as it is preferable to read something moving and that can trigger information and opinions that are important for life. However, non-literary texts are also important for other purposes and should not be ignored.

sis. it's been a while since a read that and had that class so i can't answer for u