piece of writing vs literature

literature vs piece of writing

piece of writing and literature both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
piece of writing	Yes	No	No	No
literature	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, literature is a hyponym of piece of writing; that is, literature is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than piece of writing:

piece of writing: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
literature: creative writing of recognized artistic value

Other hyponyms of piece of writing include bowdlerisation, bowdlerization, title, cryptogram, cryptograph, secret writing, rescript, revision, rewrite, literary composition, literary work, matter, criticism, literary criticism, section, subdivision, paragraph, diary, journal, inscription, lettering, manuscript, ms, autograph, treatise, adaptation, version, essay, editing, redaction, religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing, screed, document, papers, written document, dramatic composition, dramatic work, dithyramb, plagiarism, transcript.

piece of writing (noun)	literature (noun)
the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)	the profession or art of a writer
	the humanistic study of a body of literature
	creative writing of recognized artistic value
	published writings in a particular style on a particular subject

Difference between piece of writing and literature

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