Why is a writer required to use ONLY present tense verbs in LITERARY response?

Literary works, paintings, films, and other artistic creations are assumed to exist in an "eternal present". Literary works are considered to exist in the present tense. So, when writing about writers or artists as they express themselves in their work, you are required to use the present tense.

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