Sometimes I wonder what acctually defines literature. Is it the ability to stand the test of time, or is it just something written down with a deeper meaning?
Can lyrics be considered literature? What about works that are completely unknown? I can't seem to find a good definition on what literature really is, because in many ways a lot of things can be literature. One day the scribbles in my notebooks could become literature. Right now they really aren't but one day someone might find something in them that no one finds now.
I am just wondering what makes some writing on a page from mere words to literature.