L1.2 | LITERARY CONTEXT

• LITERARY CONTEXT

  • Type of setting and circumstances in which a piece of writing is written.
  • Everything that surrounds a piece of writing
  • Background story for the story itself.
• TYPES OF CONTEXT

  1. Writer's context
  2. Reader's context
  3. Social context
  4. Linguistic context
• WRITER’S CONTEXT

  • “Who wrote it?”
  • Knowing the writer’s life, values, assumptions, gender, race, sexual orientation, and political views.
  • The author's life and what they believe. 
  • Factors surrounding the author and their life that might have influenced the work.
• READER’S CONTEXT

  • “Who's reading it?”
  • Reader’s previous experience, values, assumptions, and political and economic issues.
  • Two people reading the same book might interpret it differently based on their individual contexts.
• SOCIAL CONTEXT

  • “The world around it”
  • Cultural, historical, and societal influences that shape a story’s themes, characters, and events.
  • What was happening in society when it was written or when you're reading it.
  • Looks at the broader society
• LINGUISTIC CONTEXT

  • “The words themselves”
  • Requires the readers to analyze the language , form and structure of the text.
  • Analyze the diction or choice of words 
  • Examine the text use of sentences, clause, phrases, line cuts, etc.
  • Observe the use of figurative language.
  • Analyze the mood and tone of the text.
  • Observe the text’s overall structure.