Literature
Literature Major forms Novel Poem Drama Short story Novella Genres Comedy Drama Epic Erotic Nonsense Lyric Mythopoeia Romance Satire Tragedy Tragicomedy Media Performance play Book Techniques Prose Poetry History and lists History modern Outline Glossary of terms Books Writers Literary awards poetry Discussion Criticism Theory ( critical theory ) Sociology Magazines Literature portal v t e Literature is a group of works of art made up of words . Most are written, but some are passed on by word of mouth. Literature usually means works of poetry and prose that are especially well written. [1] There are many different kinds of literature, such as poetry, plays, or novels . They can also be put into groups through their language , historical pe...