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English Final Sem 1 Flashcards

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Archetype: Anti hero*

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Hero who didn’t ask to get involved but does
Ex: Snape

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Archetype: Bully

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Has no tolerance for weakness, especially in himself

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Archetype: Child*

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Could be literal child or just living like one
Tilly

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Archetype: Coward

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Afraid of everything, controlled by fear

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Archetype: Elder/Mentor/Teacher/Parent*

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Been around long enough to know some vital info
Ex: Haymitch

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Archetype: Explorer/Wanderer

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Wants to see the world–could be running from something

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Archetype: Extraordinary man*

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Guy who can do anything
Ex: Captain America

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Archetype: Gossip*

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Must be first to know everything and one to pass it on
Ex: Regina George

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Archetype: Guardian

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Protects the weak

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Archetype: Sycophant*

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Self-seeking, flatterer, who works to please those in power
Ex: Lefou Beauty and the beast

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Archetype: Temptress

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Uses power to make others weak

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Archetype: Hunter/Predator

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Can catch or kill anything

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Archetype: Innocent

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Inexperienced individual exposed to evils in the world

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Archetype: Investigator

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Thrives on puzzles and riddles

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Archetype: Leader*

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Always knows the best thing to do
Ex: Black Panther

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Archetype: Magician/Wizard/Superpowers

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Has special powers or abilities

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Archetype: Martyr*

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Willing to suffer or die for others or a cause
Ex: Iron Man

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Archetype: Monster

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A depraved beast

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Archetype: Ordinary man*

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Average Joe, like you or me
Ex: Ned Leeds

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Archetype: Rebel/Revolutionary*

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Stands opposed to status quo and fights for his cause
Ex: Katniss Everdeen

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Archetype: Villain*

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Seeks to destroy/trap the hero
Ex: Thanos

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Archetype: Trickster/Jester*

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Always looking for humor in situation
Ex: Deadpool

23
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Tenor & vehicle

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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

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Imagery

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Visuals, sound, and scent
Ex: Bright sunny day with the smell of fresh grass and birds chirping

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Simile

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Comparing 2 unlike things using like or as
Ex: Pure as gold

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Metaphor

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Compare 2 unlike things not using like or as
Ex: Time is money

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Personification

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Makes non-human things seem human
Ex: Trees dance in the wind

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Metonymy

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Substitution of name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant
Ex: Suit for business executive, dish for food

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Allegory

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Story within a story
Ex: Tortoise and the hare

30
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Synecdoche

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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

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Ralph

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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

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Jack

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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

33
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Simon

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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

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Piggy

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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

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Roger

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Jack’s lieutenant
Sadistic, cruel older boy who brutalizes littleuns and eventually murders piggy by rolling boulder onto him

36
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Samneric

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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

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Lord of the Flies

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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

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Maurice

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Swept along in Jack’s antics and represents mindless masses

39
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Percival

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One of youngest boys on island
Anxious and scared
Represents family and domesticity

40
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Beast

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Indistinct presence felt by boys and symbolizes enemy forces

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Naval officer

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Belittles and embarrasses Ralph. Represents civilized aggression

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