A noun is a word for a person, place, or thing. (It might be helpful to think of a noun as a "naming word.") There are different types of noun, but all nouns can be classified as either a proper noun or a common noun.
Once we've discussed proper nouns, we will cover common nouns and the nine types of common noun.
Poetry was read and studied by higher classes. When middle classes began getting educated novels started becoming the favorite literature of the masses.