alleryStart learning →Stories and songs were spoken long before writing. Which form is the earliest literature?
AA novel
BA comic book
CA newspaper
DPoetry
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Poetry
Poetry was shared by mouth before writing existed, so it is the earliest example of literature.
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