English Final Sem 1 Flashcards
Archetype: Anti hero*
Hero who didn’t ask to get involved but does
Ex: Snape
Archetype: Bully
Has no tolerance for weakness, especially in himself
Archetype: Child*
Could be literal child or just living like one
Tilly
Archetype: Coward
Afraid of everything, controlled by fear
Archetype: Elder/Mentor/Teacher/Parent*
Been around long enough to know some vital info
Ex: Haymitch
Archetype: Explorer/Wanderer
Wants to see the world–could be running from something
Archetype: Extraordinary man*
Guy who can do anything
Ex: Captain America
Archetype: Gossip*
Must be first to know everything and one to pass it on
Ex: Regina George
Archetype: Guardian
Protects the weak
Archetype: Sycophant*
Self-seeking, flatterer, who works to please those in power
Ex: Lefou Beauty and the beast
Archetype: Temptress
Uses power to make others weak
Archetype: Hunter/Predator
Can catch or kill anything
Archetype: Innocent
Inexperienced individual exposed to evils in the world
Archetype: Investigator
Thrives on puzzles and riddles
Archetype: Leader*
Always knows the best thing to do
Ex: Black Panther
Archetype: Magician/Wizard/Superpowers
Has special powers or abilities
Archetype: Martyr*
Willing to suffer or die for others or a cause
Ex: Iron Man
Archetype: Monster
A depraved beast
Archetype: Ordinary man*
Average Joe, like you or me
Ex: Ned Leeds
Archetype: Rebel/Revolutionary*
Stands opposed to status quo and fights for his cause
Ex: Katniss Everdeen
Archetype: Villain*
Seeks to destroy/trap the hero
Ex: Thanos
Archetype: Trickster/Jester*
Always looking for humor in situation
Ex: Deadpool
Tenor & vehicle
Tenor: Thing being described
Vehicle: Figurative language you use to describe it
Ex: call a person who spoils other people’s fun a “wet blanket,” “wet blanket” is the vehicle and the spoilsport is the tenor
Imagery
Visuals, sound, and scent
Ex: Bright sunny day with the smell of fresh grass and birds chirping
Simile
Comparing 2 unlike things using like or as
Ex: Pure as gold
Metaphor
Compare 2 unlike things not using like or as
Ex: Time is money
Personification
Makes non-human things seem human
Ex: Trees dance in the wind
Metonymy
Substitution of name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant
Ex: Suit for business executive, dish for food
Allegory
Story within a story
Ex: Tortoise and the hare
Synecdoche
Figure of speech in which a part of something is used to refer to its whole
Ex: Captain commands 100 sails uses sails to refer to ships
Ralph
Protagonist
12 yr old English boy elected as leader of boys stuck on island
Attempts to coordinate boys’ efforts to build mini civilization on island until rescued
Represents humans’ civilizing instinct
Jack
Antagonist
One of older boys
Becomes leader of hunters but longs for total power and becomes increasingly wild, barbaric, and cruel
Represents instinct of savagery within human beings
Simon
Shy, sensitive boy in group
Only “good” character on island, behaves kindly to younger boys and willing to work for the good of community
Connected to nature
Represents natural goodness
Piggy
Ralph’s “lieutenant”
Whiny, intellectual boy
Piggy’s inventiveness frequently leads to innovation such as makeshift sundial that boys use to tell time
Represents scientific, rational side of civilization
Roger
Jack’s lieutenant
Sadistic, cruel older boy who brutalizes littleuns and eventually murders piggy by rolling boulder onto him
Samneric
Pair of twins closely allied with Ralph, Sam and Eric always together
Easily excitable Sam and Eric are part of group known as bigguns
Fall victim to Jack’s manipulation and coercion
Lord of the Flies
Name given to sow’s head that Jack’s gang impales on a stake and erects in forest as an offering to beast
Comes to symbolize primordial instincts of power and cruelty that take control of Jack’s tribe
Maurice
Swept along in Jack’s antics and represents mindless masses
Percival
One of youngest boys on island
Anxious and scared
Represents family and domesticity
Beast
Indistinct presence felt by boys and symbolizes enemy forces
Naval officer
Belittles and embarrasses Ralph. Represents civilized aggression
