the social background of the poet or the theme or setting of the poem
Consider the example below:
Manuel E. Arguilla's "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife" is a story
told
through Baldo's
, Leon's brother, point of view. He narrated how Leon brought
his soon-to-be wife
, Maria, in their hometown (Nagrebcan, La Union) to meet his
family. To analyze this
story, let us first consider some facts about Arguilla
Arguilla was born on June 17, 1911 in Bauang, La Union to Crisanto Arguilla
and Margarita
Estabillo
.
He was the fourth child and his family owned a small piece of land in their
town.
He was married to Lydia Villanueva, who was from Ermita, Manila.
EXERCISE: Based on the example given above, list also some of the linguistic,
social and cultural contexts,
based on your understanding:
1.
2.
3.