What had he/she experienced in his/her personal life?

Author: Who wrote this text? How old was he/she? What had he/she experienced in his/her personal life? What influenced the author? Was he/she directly responding to someone/something? How do you know?Genre: Why did the author choose to convey his/her message in the chosen format? How would the message change if it had been delivered differently? What did people expect when they encountered this type of literary work? How do you know?History When was the text written? What was society like at the time? What political or social influences would there have been? Was there upheaval, or peace? How society was structured (class division)? Was there much freedom? What level of progress had been made in different areas (art, math, science, medicine, transportation, literacy, etc]