5. Situational Archetypes, AP Literary Terms Group 1 (Burke Style Sheet), 4. Symbolic Archetypes, AP Literary Terms Group 2 (Burke Style Sheet), 3. Character Archetypes
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Section 1
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Damsel in Distress
Vulnerable, naive, helpless; must be rescued by the Hero; often used as bait by Villain
Hero
Ancient archetypes revolve around the male Hero (modern adaptations of the Hero do not have to be men); most concretely defined of all archetypes; his life is a series of well-marked adventures/usually follows a patter: self-sacrifice, separation, and hardship; may have mysterious conception, at birth (or right after birth) and evil person plans to kill him; He's raised by foster parents but eventually returns to fight an evil king or beast and claim his own kingdom (if he is a king); may marry a princess; rules in a happy-ever-after kingdom; may later, lose favor with gods and be exiled; later may die a mysterious death
The Ritual
The actual ceremonies the Initiate experiences that will mark his rite of passage into another state. A clear sign of the character's role in his society
Supernatural Intervention
spiritual beings intervene on the side of the hero or sometimes against him
intent and effect
primary purpose vs the outcome
Narrative
The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.
Persuasive
used to convice the reader of the writer's point of view
Earthmother
Symbol of life; spiritual and emotional nourishment
Descriptive
giving details about; illustrating; explaining
The Unhealable Wound
Either a physical or psychological wound that cannot be fully healed. The wound symbolizes a loss of innocence.
Tone
A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.
Allusions
a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature
Diction
A writer's or speaker's choice of words and phrases
Expository
intended to explain or describe something
Compare/Contrast
Place together characters, situations, or ideas to show common and/or differing features in literary selections.
Words/phrases
terms used
The Threshold
gateway to anew world which the hero must enter to change and grow
Order of Degree
A pattern of organization in which ideas, people, places, or things are represented in rank order on the basis of quantity or extent.
Carl Jung
first applied the term archetype to literature.
The Initiation
The adolescent comes into his maturity with new awareness and problems.
Mood
How the reader feels about the text while reading.
Theme
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
Fire and Ice
fire represents knowledge, light, life and rebirth, while ice, like the desert, represents ignorance, darkness, sterility, and death
Symbols
anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people who share a culture
Battle between Good and Evil
Obviously, a battle between two primal forces. Mankind shows eternal optimism in the continual portrayal of good triumphing over evil despite great odds.
The Quest
What the Hero must accomplish in order to bring fertility back to the wasteland, usually a search for some talisman, which will restore peace, order, and normalcy to a troubled land.
Joseph Campbell
took Jung's ideas and applied them to the world mythologies.
Imagery
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
Unfaithful Wife
Married women; sees her husband as dull or distant; attracted to more interesting and virile man; not usually planning this as an evil scheme
Slang Diction
Informal language used by a particular group of people among themselves.
Innate Wisdom vs. Educational Stupidity
some characters exhibit wisdom and understanding of situations instinctively as opposed to those supposedly in charge; loyal retainers often exhibit this wisdom as they accompany the hero on the journey
Nature vs. Mechanistic World
nature is good while technology is evil
Importance
significance
Organization
the way in which a piece of writing is structured
Platonic Ideal
Source of inspiration; spiritual ideal
Light vs. Darkness
light usually suggests hope, renewal, or intellectual illumination; darkness implies the unknown, ignorance, or despair
The Task
The nearly superhuman feat(s) the Hero must perform in order to accomplish his quest.
Plot
the sequence of events in a literary work
sensory details
words and details that appeal to a reader's (sight, touch, taste, hearing, smell, emotion)
Point of View
the perspective from which a story is told
Characterization
the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
Death and Rebirth
The most common of all situational archetypes, this motif grows out of a parallel between the cycle of nature and the cycle of life. Thus morning and springtime represent birth, youth, or rebirth, while evening and winter suggest old age or death.
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Setting
The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.
The Journey
The journey sends the Hero in search of some truth that will help save his kingdom.
The Fall
The descent from a higher to a lower state of being usually as a punishment for transgression. It also involves the loss of innocence.
Chronology
the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence
Temptress
Tries to cause the Hero's downfall/only wants power over him
George Lucas
used Campbell's writings to formulate the Star Wars saga.
Cause-Effect
noting a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others.
Section 2
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