Combined with my own reading experience, I talk about where the poetic existence of literature is mainly reflected.

(1) One of the social ideologies, all books and documents written in words are collectively referred to as literature. Modernity refers to the art of using language to shape images, reflect social life and express thoughts and feelings, so it is also a language art. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties in China, literature was divided into two categories: verse and prose. Modern literature is usually divided into poetry, prose, novel, drama, film and television literature and other genres. Various schools have various styles.

(2) Literature belongs to the category of art and social ideology. When China was in the pre-Qin period, he had two meanings: literature and erudition. Modern refers to an art form that uses language to create images to reflect and act on social life. China generally divides it into four categories: poetry, prose, novel and drama literature.

(3) Literature is humanistic, social, national, people-oriented, class-oriented and authentic.

The development of literature is a complicated process, which is influenced by various internal and external factors of literature. Generally speaking, literature develops with the development of social life. There are three main social functions of literature: one is cognitive function, the other is educational function and the third is aesthetic function. These three functions occur at the same time, which constitutes the social function of literature.

(4) Literature, the product of consciousness and the reflection of life, is an objective thing. After it reaches people's minds, people recombine and assemble what is expressed in words.

(5) Both China and foreign countries have literature, but there are differences between foreign literature and China literature. For example, the classification of foreign novels is different from that of China.

(6) After the Renaissance, the world's definition of literature gradually evolved into: literature is an art based on written language. Because its carrier is language, it is different from music, art and other art forms.

China's works written in words in the pre-Qin period were collectively referred to as literature, and literary works were listed separately only after Wei and Jin Dynasties. The classification of European traditional literature theory divides literature into three categories: poetry, prose and drama. Modern literature is usually divided into four categories: poetry, novel, prose and drama.