Didactic literature is instructive literature, or literature that teaches a lesson or lessons. It does not merely entertain. Some have suggested that nearly all of the best poetry is didactic. Examples of didactic literature include

• Instructions for Parish Priests by John Mirk.
• tracts by Tomas Stitny.
• New England Primer.
• Goody Two-Shoes.
• The Coquette .
• Jataka Tales.