Understanding Literary Contexts Quiz

Context in Literature

• There are four basic contexts in literature: literary, linguistic, biographical, and socio-cultural
• Literary context pertains to the nature of the genre being discussed
• Linguistic context relates to the language present in the text as the author orchestrates a particular artistic effect
• Biographical context pertains to the relation between the writer's life and work
• Socio-cultural context pertains to the intimate relationship between the work and what surrounds it

Literary Devices

• Fabula refers to the chronological order of events
• Syuzhet refers to the organization and orchestration of narrative, which may use foreshadowing, flashback, and chronological structure
• Characterization is the crafting of personality through means
• Biography is an account of a person's history written by another person, often in third person view
• Autobiography is written by the person themselves, often in first person view

Hiligaynon Literature

• Hiligaynon is the lingua franca of West Visayas in central Philippines
• It focuses on personal traits, emotion, and is often didactic and Roman Catholic in nature
• It is associated with a strong sense of nationality, particularly in the context of the Cory revolution in 1896

Mindanao Literature

• Mindanao literature is associated with an image of "exoticness", hostility, and strife
• It is characterized by a consistent narrative of resistance to its practice, beliefs, and culture
• Green Sanctuary, also known as The Surveyors of the Liguasan March, is a notable example of Mindanao literature

Authors and Their Works

• Winton Lou Ynion is a notable author from Iloilo, who wrote "The Love of Magdalena Jalandoni"
• Antonio Enriquez is a notable author from Mindanao, who wrote "Green Sanctuary" and was born in 1936
• Tesmitokles Adlawan is a notable author, who wrote "One Day at the Road"

Literary Terms

• Realism is a literary viewpoint that presents an authentic rendition of reality
• Social realism is a literary viewpoint that criticizes oppressive social structures
• Versimilitude is the use of different details to make a story feel real or authentic
• Heteroglossia is the use of diverse language in a novel to understand a phrase or concept
• Local color refers to specific details that enhance the reality of a story
• Point of view is the perspective from which a story is being told, which can be first person, second person, or third person