It is also said that it shows thematic depth: The themes merit revisiting and study because they are complex and nuanced. ... This piece of literature is a work of literary merit because it has a message that is timeless and one that has stood the test of time at the same time. ... Kapasi, the tour guide, thinks that he has fallen in love with the mother of the American family, Mrs. ... This is another piece of literary merit that is found throughout the pieces of literature that we have explored in class. ... There are many reasons why these works of literature have been classified as literar...

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While studying literature, you will notice that poems comes in many, many different forms. ... The growing history and influence of the poetry slam, especially on the younger generation of writers, suggest that the practice is not just a passing "fad. " The serious critic must cease treating the slam as a literary novelty and recognize it for what it is: a movement which combines the literary, the social potential of verse, and which does so with the audience as its judge and guide. ...

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