Now that you have been well acquainted with what literature is and how important it is in our lives, let's now delve deeper into it.

Have you ever wondered why some people love reading literary pieces? What beauty do they see in it? Or have you ever wondered why despite you and your classmates reading the same literary text--say a poem or a short story--you still got different interpretations? In this session, that's what we're going to answer.

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