How does the text lend itself as an instructional or moral guide to life?

Literature Criticism

The history of literary criticism dates back to Plato and Aristotle.

Both philosophers expressed ground breaking opinions about
literature, specifically on the issues of literary mimesis (imitation

and representation) and didacticism (emphasizes the instructional

and informative qualities in
literature and other types of art).

Literary mimesis asks the question, “Does literature imitate life, or
does life imitate literature?”

Didacticism in literature asks the question, “How does the text lend
itself as an instructional or moral guide to life?”