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By: Gabriela

Gabriela — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:55:52 +0000

Great point! I think definitions and labels can certainly help us better understand literature, but they cease being useful when they create limits and cause barriers to discussion.

By: Carrie Bailey

Carrie Bailey — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:41:27 +0000

I don’t believe anyone can define a form of writing and expect that that definition won’t be challenged by someone else’s definition. That’s just the nature of language and semantics. In the end, all definitions of a form (of anything) is used to communicate. There is no absolute definition, which would be silly and cause wars because too many of us speak different languages and we could never agree on one.