I want to know the answer to the following question:
What is one example of writing that the formalist definition distinguishes literature from?
All the background I'm provided with is that "The formalist definition is that the history of "literature" foregrounds poetic effects; it is the "literariness" or "poeticity" of literature that distinguishes it from ordinary speech or other kinds of writing (e.g., journalism).". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes