Novels, poetry, and drama are all parts of literature. these genres of writing often reveal important insights about human nature as well as protest injustices in the world or make social criticisms. the authors of literary pieces use characters, settings, and plot to analyze themes such as love, maturity, and death. the author’s use of vocabulary in this passage to literature. a. persuade the reader to read b. inform the reader about c. criticize the elements of d. express feelings or attitudes about