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LESSON 3 Context and Text’s Meaning Alyzza Marie A. Tavares, LPT Subject Teacher Overview ❑ Reading literary pieces becomes a challenge to a student like you. ❑ But as the years go by, changes happened even in the literary genre. Overview ❑ Understanding the sel...

LESSON 3 Context and Text’s Meaning Alyzza Marie A. Tavares, LPT Subject Teacher Overview ❑ Reading literary pieces becomes a challenge to a student like you. ❑ But as the years go by, changes happened even in the literary genre. Overview ❑ Understanding the selection you read takes time, but if you will familiarize yourself with the context of the literary piece, appreciation comes along. Context Context ❑ Context originates from the notion of weaving together. ❑ It 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 ❑ Reading a literary piece may contribute to the production of the author and the reception of the reader as they appreciate and explore. Writer’s Context ❑ The writer's context is knowing about the writer's life, values, assumptions, gender, race, sexual orientation, and the political and economic issues related to the author. Reader’s Context ❑ Reader's context is about the reader's previous reading experience, values, assumptions, political and economic issues. Text’s Context ❑ The text's context is about its publishing history. ❑ It is part of the larger text such as newspaper, history, events, translated in it. Social Context ❑ Social context and socio-cultural of a text feature the society in which the characters live and in which the author's text was produced. Overview ❑ The structure of the poem refers to words that are put together or arranged such that they make sense. Imagery Imagery ❑ Imagery is creating a picture in the reader's mind by using words that appeal to the senses. Visual Imagery ❑ Visual imagery produced using words that appeal to the sense of sight. Examples ❑ The white frost creeping up on the windowpane made her look at her car covered under a 3-inch thick blanket of the snow. (A view from the balcony) ❑ The deep yellow hues of the sunset drowned in and mixed with the blues of the sea. (Beach) Examples ❑ Her smile reached her ears as she bounce- walked to the park, her brown ringlets capered on her bare shoulders and the deep blues of her eyes twinkled in a faraway memory at a distance of miles away. (Park, Street) Auditory Imagery ❑ Auditory Imagery produced using words that appeal to the sense of hearing. Examples ❑ The clank of the keys ❑ The clang of the plates ❑ Crow of the rooster in the morning ❑ The chirping of the birds ❑ Whistling crescendo of the nightingale ❑ The rustle of the papers ❑ Pitter-patter of the rain ❑ The tapping of nails on the table Kinesthetic Imagery ❑ Kinesthetic imagery produced using words that appeal to the actions and movement. Examples ❑ Beating of heart ❑ Breathing ❑ Being on cloud nine ❑ Walking on the lone path ❑ Loitering and wandering ❑ Swaying to the tunes of the song ❑ Flipping the pages Tactile Imagery ❑ Tactile imagery describes how things feel to the touch. Examples ❑ A gust of cold air blew over her, causing her body to shiver. After she pulled the fuzzy blanket up to her chin, she was warm and cozy. ❑ His legs ached after climbing so many flights of stairs, and he could feel the flush in his face. He couldn’t wait to get out of his sticky, sweaty clothes and let the cool, soothing water wash over him in the shower. Olfactory Imagery ❑ Olfactory imagery engages the sense of smell. Examples ❑ The sweet fragrance of honeysuckle always reminded Jenny of her mother’s perfume. ❑ He woke up to the smell of burnt toast and greasy bacon, when all he wanted was coffee. ❑ As she entered the warm house, she was welcomed by the scents of hot apple cider and cinnamon. Gustatory Imagery ❑ Gustatory imagery appeals to our sense of taste and food cravings. ❑ It describes flavors, such as spiciness, sweetness, sourness, savories, and saltiness, and includes the textures and sensations we experience while eating. Examples ❑ She couldn’t wait to sink her teeth into the succulent, salty steak. ❑ My mouth nearly watered as I stared at the decadent chocolate mousse and imagined the sweet, creamy dessert rolling on my tongue. ❑ The boy bit into the ripe peach and smiled as the sweet, soft fruit filled his mouth, and the juice ran down his chin. Try this! David stepped out of his car and thought the bright orange, beaming sunlight will make him blind. VISUAL IMAGERY Try this! Trees rustled in rhythm as the breeze whistled softly through the leaves. AUDITORY IMAGERY Try this! The scent of roses wafted by a gentle breeze made her relax. OLFACTORY IMAGERY Try this! Sweet and slight salty caramel melted in my mouth GUSTATORY IMAGERY Try this! He wiped the sweat from his forehead and realized, his skin was just as cold. TACTILE IMAGERY Try this! I tumbled down the slope, thorns pricked my hands and face like a thousand needles. TACTILE IMAGERY Try this! Ronnie took an orange slice, but to his surprise, it left a bitter lemon taste in his mouth. GUSTATORY IMAGERY Try this! Suddenly, silence was broken by piano keys. He played the chords and toned-down tension in the air. AUDITORY IMAGERY Try this! As soon as I entered home, it smelled like chocolate. The smell of fresh baked cookies was irresistible. OLFACTORY IMAGERY Try this! The night was black as ever, but bright stars lit up in varied constellations and painted the sky with a sprinkling touch. VISUAL IMAGERY Try this! “She rummaged through the trash, tossing pieces of garbage out of the bin until she finally found the letter that her father accidentally threw away.” KINESTHETIC IMAGERY Thank you! Do you have any questions? Alyzza Marie A. Tavares, LPT [email protected] CREDITS: This presentation template was created by Slidesgo, including icons by Slidesgo Flaticon, infographics & images by Freepik Flaticon Freepik