MELC Discuss how different contexts enhance the text’s meaning and enrich the reader’s understanding
CONTEXT is the overall set-up of a story based on the contributing factors like setting (time and place), situations or events
CONTEXT is defined as the circumstances that form the setting of events, statements, or ideas and in the way of which it can be fully understood and assessed
CONTEXT WRITER’S CONTEXT READER’S CONTEXT TEXT’S CONTEXT SOCIAL CONTEXT
WRITER’S CONTEXT It is the idea of the author as he/she writes the story based on his/her beliefs , experiences in life , and personal background . (writer’s world)
READER’S CONTEXT It is the perception/ interpretation of the reader on the story based on his/her personal experiences and knowledge. (reader’s world)
TEXT’S CONTEXT It is the overall idea of the text ; if it just discusses a certain topic or it is a representation of the author’s experiences in life. Simply put, this is what the text is all about.
SOCIAL CONTEXT It features the society in which the characters live and in which the author's text was produced. Simply put, it is the world where the story is based .
Novel: Noli Me Tangere by Dr. Jose Rizal Writer’s Context: The idea of the author is to expose the situation of the Filipinos during the Spanish colonization. His personal background and experiences helped him to narrate the events since he used to live during that period.
Novel: Noli Me Tangere by Dr. Jose Rizal Reader’s Context: As I read the novel, I realized how many symbolisms were used to hide the identity of the actual persons pertained to in every chapter. Based on its structure, I could say that it is a novel because it is composed of many chapters. (I learned symbolisms and novel in our English subject).
Novel: Noli Me Tangere by Dr. Jose Rizal Text’s Context: It is a novel with lots of chapter highlighting the author’s representation of Filipino’s life during the Spanish regime.
Novel: Noli Me Tangere by Dr. Jose Rizal Social context: The novel is a representation of the actual society during the Spanish colonization. The characters are types of people in our society back then. The places and situations were also representations of what really happened to some Filipinos that time.
The context of poems, stories, and novels are shaped by the words used by the author. In POETRY, there are a lot of symbolisms, figures of speech, and imagery used to create an aesthetic effect to the readers.
Symbolisms are words representing the actual things we are pertaining to. They could be used in poetry and stories Examples: dove= peace, black cat= bad luck, four-leaf clover= luck
Imagery is used to create a picture in the reader's mind through words which appeal to the senses Examples: cold summer breeze= senses of touch silhouettes during sunset= sense of sight mouth-watery dishes= sense of taste
Types of Imagery ( Menoy 2016) Visual imagery produced by the use of words that appeal to the sense of sight . Auditory Imagery produced by the use of words that appeal to the sense of hearing . Kinesthetic imagery produced by the use of words that appeal to the actions and movement .
Figures of speech are flowery words used to compare and represent a person, place, thing, animal, and events Simile (indirect comparison) Ex.You are as beautiful as a goddess. Metaphor (direct comparison) Ex. You are a snake. (traitor) Personification (using action words for nonliving things) Ex. The wind is blowing .
Onomatopoeia (use of sounds to express something) Ex. broom...broom… Apostrophe (talking to someone who cannot respond in reality) Ex. Are you there, God? Oxymoron (using two contradicting words to describe something) Ex. beautiful disaster
ACTIVITY: Give the various forms of context of the given literary works.
Sa Aking Mga Kababata ni Dr. Jose P. Rizal
Sa Aking Mga Kababata ni Dr. Jose P. Rizal Kapagka ang baya’y sadyang umiibig Sa langit salitang kaloob ng langit Sanlang kalayaan nasa ring masapi
Katulad ng ibong nasa himpapawid Pagka’t ang salita’y isang kahatulan Sa bayan, sa nayo't mga kaharian
At ang isang tao’y katulad , kabagay Ng alin mang likha noong kalayaan . Ang hindi magmahal sa kanyang salita Mahigit sa hayop at malansang isda
Kaya ang marapat pagyamanin kusa Na tulad sa inang tunay na nagpala Ang wikang Tagalog tulad din sa Latin, Sa Ingles, Kastila , at salitang anghel ,
Sapagkat ang Poong maalam tumingin Ang siyang naggagawad , nagbibigay sa atin . Ang salita nati’y tulad din sa iba
Na may alfabeto at sariling letra , Na kaya nawala’y dinatnan ng sigwa Ang lunday sa lawa noong dakong una .
WRITER’S CONTEXT READER’S CONTEXT TEXT’S CONTEXT SOCIAL CONTEXT ?
Direction: The author used imagery in the poem below, such as visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Find those lines and write them in the diagram.
Directions: The author used imagery in the poem below, such as visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Find those lines and write them in the diagram.
Assignment: Give 3 examples for each figure of speech. -Simile -Metaphor -Personification -Onomatopoeia -Apostrophe -Oxymoron