Didacticism's an artistic philosophy that emphasizes instructional and informative qualities in literature and other types of art. Didactic art intends not primarily to "entertain" or to pursue subjective goals. The opposite of "didactic"'s "non-didactic." If the artist's more concerned with artistic qualities and techniques than with conveying a message, then the work's considered to be non-didactic, even if it serves instructive or educational purposes. An example of didactic writing may be f… (More on Didactic)