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    Literature has 10 key functions: (1) sharing knowledge about the world; (2) helping with upbringing by distinguishing between good and evil; (3) facilitating communication between readers and authors and for discussion; (4) providing entertainment; (5) shaping aesthetic taste by noticing beauty; (6) aiding self-development through new knowledge; (7) developing thought processes by reflecting on and discussing what is read; (8) bringing pleasure through engaging stories and verses; (9) building vocabulary; and (10) facilitating transformation by turning bad memories into something beautiful. Literature thus educates, inspires, and brings enjoyment in various ways.

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    Literature has 10 key functions: (1) sharing knowledge about the world; (2) helping with upbringing by distinguishing between good and evil; (3) facilitating communication between readers and authors and for discussion; (4) providing entertainment; (5) shaping aesthetic taste by noticing beauty; (6) aiding self-development through new knowledge; (7) developing thought processes by reflecting on and discussing what is read; (8) bringing pleasure through engaging stories and verses; (9) building vocabulary; and (10) facilitating transformation by turning bad memories into something beautiful. Literature thus educates, inspires, and brings enjoyment in various ways.

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    Literature has 10 key functions: (1) sharing knowledge about the world; (2) helping with upbringing by distinguishing between good and evil; (3) facilitating communication between readers and authors and for discussion; (4) providing entertainment; (5) shaping aesthetic taste by noticing beauty; (6) aiding self-development through new knowledge; (7) developing thought processes by reflecting on and discussing what is read; (8) bringing pleasure through engaging stories and verses; (9) building vocabulary; and (10) facilitating transformation by turning bad memories into something beautiful. Literature thus educates, inspires, and brings enjoyment in various ways.

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    10 Functions of Literature

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    Literature has 10 key functions: (1) sharing knowledge about the world; (2) helping with upbringing by distinguishing between good and evil; (3) facilitating communication between readers and authors and for discussion; (4) providing entertainment; (5) shaping aesthetic taste by noticing beauty; (6) aiding self-development through new knowledge; (7) developing thought processes by reflecting on and discussing what is read; (8) bringing pleasure through engaging stories and verses; (9) building vocabulary; and (10) facilitating transformation by turning bad memories into something beautiful. Literature thus educates, inspires, and brings enjoyment in various ways.

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    10 Functions of Literature (poetry, short stories,

    drama, novels, essays, etc.)

    Sometimes we underestimate the importance of literature in our


    lives, but thanks to it, we can learn new things about the world,
    experience emotions, both good and bad and many more.

    What is literature? Simply put, it is a collection of different written


    texts. Literature definition is the desire of people to convey their
    own knowledge, experience, vision through written texts. It can be
    concluded that literature is a storehouse of human knowledge in a
    printed and accessible form.

    What are the functions of literature?

    We read literature almost every day but how much do we know


    about its functions? How does literature help us in our lives? Here
    are 10 functions of literature everyone should know.

    1. Knowledge sharing
    -This is the most basic and important function of literature. We
    can learn many new things about the world with its help; we can fill
    ourselves with knowledge and become smarter.

    2. Upbringing
    -Literature affects the feelings and outlook of a person. Why do
    we read fairy tales in childhood? Well, mostly because they clearly
    distinguish between good and evil, which helps children to
    understand what is good and what is bad from early age. Thanks
    to artistic images, authors convey basic educational principles to
    the child.

    3. Сommunication
    -First of all, it is the communication between the reader and the
    author. Very often, we are impressed by some characters and do
    not like others. We can agree with a point of view of the author and
    we can disagree with it altogether. Also, a book can be a topic for
    discussion with your friends and acquaintances.

    4. Entertainment
    -Even though we live in the digital age with all forms of
    entertainment at our fingertips, a lot of people still enjoy reading
    books to entertain themselves. After all, books can take you
    anywhere without you even leaving your couch and they can
    provide you with hours of fun. They don't even have to be fiction,
    some folks get a kick out of reading construction manuals.

    5. Shaping the Aesthetic Taste


    -Literature helps us to form our own vision of beauty, it
    pleasantly influences us, changing our behavior in society and
    attitude towards people in general. Literature helps us to notice
    everything beautiful around us.

    6. Self-development (gain new knowledge)


    -Literature helps us to develop ourselves. Thanks to books,
    articles, magazines, we have the opportunity to fill ourselves with
    new knowledge, cultivate good qualities and strive for something
    more.

    7. Development of thought process


    -The more we know, the more we have the desire to tell others
    about it and find out what they think about it. People very often
    reflect on processes, events, knowledge, which they read and
    discuss various issues with others.

    8. Pleasure
    -We get pleasure every time from reading good verses or
    beautiful work, or a book with a great plot, or other interesting facts
    and scientific literature. People spend a lot of time looking for
    something that really brings them pleasure, and literature is
    something that gives joy.

    9. Shaping the speech (vocabulary building)


    -The more a person reads, the more words they learn, as well
    as different designs and options for constructing sentences.
    People can enrich their vocabulary thanks to literature.

    10. Transformation
    -Our world is full of information and not all of it is good and
    beautiful, but with the help of literature, we can transform bad
    memories into something beautiful.

    Thanks to literature, banal things can be turned into something


    artistic, poetic and beautiful. How much do you know about the
    various functions of literature? Thanks to literature, we can study,
    be inspired, cry, laugh, enjoy and just have a good time.

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