Question

I need help explaining how an author's history, culture, and experiences have influenced the poem.

Author: Jessie Redmon Fauset
Poems: Enigma, Oriflamme, and Oblivion.

Answer 1

Things like an author's history, culture, and experiences influence the style of the story, poem, etc. There are many different forms of styles in literature, like the tone and use of words that are used within the piece. For example:

~Formal tone vs. Informal tone
~Everyday words and sparse details vs. Elevated language and vivid imagery
~Simple sentence structures vs. Complex sentence structures

They also influence the author's purpose, or reason for why he/she created that particular work.

~To explain/ inform
~To persuade
~To entertain
OR
~To express emotion and ideas

The reader must analyze elements like the author's background and experiences to understand the main purpose for his/her piece.

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