Contextual clues give hints that you can piece together like a puzzle. They help reveal things or drop subtle hints to almost tease the reader. They can also help you understand something such as a phrase or new words.
(You use them a lot like context clues but these are broader and more vague.)
“They both believed that there was too much focus on structure, so they veered away from it and used conversational language. They differed in that Pound believed in using language precisely and minimally, while Whitman tended towardlonger, wordier verse. ... Sample response: Pound wanted to simplify modern poetry.” Taken from Course Hero.com
Gregg Shapiro's poem "Tattoo" is about his Holocaust surviving father.