Topics: Art › Symbolism
Type: Narrative Essays
Sample donated: Christian Cohen
Last updated: December 18, 2019
Archetypes
a recurring pattern of character, symbol, and situation
3 types of archetypes
character, symbolic, situational
5 characteristics of archetypes
universal, recurring, not knowable, connects us to our past, characteristics
Water/Desert
symbolic
Quest
situational
Circle of Life
symbolic
Battle between good and evil
situational
Light/darkness
symbolic
Mentor
helps guide the main character throughout the story
Describe the fall
goes from a higher to lower level
5 characteristics of a hero
romantic, tragic, comic, epic, flaw
How do morning & spring represent in the death/rebirth archetype?
morning/spring-birth, rebirth
The Initiation
situational archetypes
The hero
character archetypes
heaven-hell
symbolic
the task
situational
the mentors
character
Supernatural intervention
symbolic
the journey
situational
father-son conflict
character
evil figure vs good heart
character
Haven vs wilderness
symbolic
the scapegoat
character
battle between good and evil
situational a.
fire vs ice
symbolic
the woman figure
character
natural vs mechanical world
situational
loyal retainers
character
innate wisdom vs educational stupidity
symbolic
the hunting group of companions
character
the ritual
situational
the un-healable wound
situational
the young man from the provinces
character
supernatural intervention
symbolic
the circle of life
symbolic
the outcast
character
the initiates
character
the mentor-pupil relationship
character
The devil figure
character
the creature of nightmare
character
magic weapon
symbolic
alliteration
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words—She sells seashells…
allusion
reference to another person, place or literary work
aphorism
a pithy saying that holds truth–if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
analogy
comparison between unlike things
archetype
patterns of symbol, character, and situation found in lterature
characterization
means by which a writer reveals characters
connotation
emotional meaning of a word
dialect
regional forms of language
diction
writer’s choice of words
figurative language
writing not meant to be taken literally
flashback
an interruption in plot to relate an earlier event
foreshadowing
use of clues to suggest future events
hyperbole
deliberate exaggeration
imagery
language that appeals to the 5 senses
metaphor
a comparison without using like or as
motif
a recurring theme, subject or idea
onomatopoeia
the use of words that imitate sounds
oxymoron
a figure of speech consisting of two apparently contradictory terms
personification
attributing human characteristics to nonhuman objects
point of view
perspective from which a story is told
pun
play on words
rhetorical shift
a change in tone or attitude
setting
time and place of action
simile
comparison using like or as
symbol
something that represents something else
denotation
dictionary definition of a word
mood
feeling created by the author
suspense
feeling of curiosity or uncertainty
theme
central message of a work
tone
writer’s attitude toward the subject
essay
multi-paragraph paper that expresses an opinion
concluding paragraph
restates the thesis in a different way, gives the paper purpose
thesis
states the purpose of the paper
introduction
first paragraph that includes the thesis
topic sentence
states the purpose of a paragraph
concluding sentence
last sentence that acts as a transition, mostly opinion
body paragraph
develops the support for the thesis
pre-writing
organizing examples and support for position
concrete detail
sentence that offers facts, examples, and details
commentary
sentence that is opinion, insight, and analysis
speaker
the narrator of a poem
line
a group of words on one line of a poem
stanza
a group of lines arranged together
couplet
a two line stanza
rhythm
can be created by meter, rhyme, alliteration and refrain
meter
a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Free Verse Poetry
no repeating patterns of syllables, no rhyme, conversational, modern
end rhyme
a word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
internal rhyme
a word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
approximate rhyme
imperfect rhyme, close rhyme, near rhyme
rhyme scheme
a pattern of rhyme (usually end rhyme, but not always); this pattern is shown with letters
onomatopoeia
words that imitate the sound they name
alliteration
consonant sounds repeated at the beginnings of words
consonance
a type of alliteration in which the repeated consonant sounds are anywhere in the words
assonance
a type of alliteration in which repeated vowel sounds are in a line or lines of poetry
refrain
a sound, word, phrase or line repeated regularly in a poem
simile
a comparison of two things using like, as, than, or resembles
metaphor
a direct comparison of two unlike things
extended metaphor
a metaphor that goes several lines or possibly the entire length of the work
implied metaphor
a comparison is hinted at but not clearly stated
hyperbole
exageration often used for emphasis
litotes
understatement for effect
idiom
an expression in which the literal meaning of the words is not the meaning of the expression
personification
an object, something natural, or an animal is given life-like qualities
symbolism
a person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself also represents something else
allusion
a reference in a literary work to something famous
imagery
language that appeals to the senses
lyric poem
a short poem in first person point of view that expresses an emotion, idea, or describes a scene
ballad
a song or songlike poem that rhymes
Shakespearean Sonnet
a fourteen line poem with a specific rhyme scheme
narrative poem
a poem that tells a story
concrete poem
a poem in which the words are arranged to create a picture that relates to the content of the poem
