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THE HERO ARCHETYPE
THE HEROARCHETYPE
THE HERO
MENTOR
HERALD
SHADOW
THRESHOLD GUARDIAN
TRICKSTER
SHAPESHIFTER
THE HERO
MENTOR
HERALD
SHADOW
THRESHOLD GUARDIAN
TRICKSTER
SHAPESHIFTER
- Usually a positive figure
- teaches or trains the hero.
- Often gives the hero gifts to aid him / her on their journey.
- Comes from the Greek goddess Athene, who appeared to Telemachus as an old man named “Mentor”
THE HERO
HERALD
MENTOR
SHADOW
THRESHOLD GUARDIAN
TRICKSTER
SHAPESHIFTER
- Announces the challenges that the hero must face in his/her journey
- Announces the coming of significant change.
THE HERO
SHADOW
HERALD
MENTOR
THRESHOLD GUARDIAN
TRICKSTER
SHAPESHIFTER
- This archetype represents the power of the hero’s dark side.
- The shadow possesses most or all the noble traits of the hero.
- Creates conflict and often puts the hero in a life-threatening situation
- Always humanized with a touch of goodness or some admirable quality.
THE HERO
THRESHOLD GUARDIAN
SHADOW
HERALD
MENTOR
TRICKSTER
SHAPESHIFTER- This archetype is a
lesser adversary that guards the passage or access to the hero’s main goal.
- challenges and tests the hero’s powers on the path.
THE HERO
TRICKSTER
THRESHOLD GUARDIAN
SHADOW
HERALD
MENTOR
SHAPESHIFTER
- This archetype is mischievous and impish.
- Often the clown or comical sidekick.
- Adds comic relief to the story
THE HERO
TRICKSTER
THRESHOLD GUARDIAN
SHADOW
HERALD
MENTOR
SHAPESHIFTER
- This archetype is often fickle, two-faced, and changes their allegiance.
- He or she constantly changes from the hero’s point of view
THE HERO
SHAPESHIFTER
TRICKSTER
THRESHOLD GUARDIAN
SHADOW
HERALD
MENTOR
THE HERO
TRICKSTER
THRESHOLD GUARDIAN
SHADOW
HERALD
MENTOR
SHAPESHIFTER
THE HERO
TRICKSTER
THRESHOLD GUARDIAN
SHADOW
HERALD
MENTOR
SHAPESHIFTER
Rising Rising ActionActionThe events in a The events in a
story that provide story that provide information about information about the character and the character and heighten heighten suspense.suspense.
ClimaxClimaxOccurs after the Occurs after the rising action where rising action where the main character the main character is forced to make a is forced to make a decision; often the decision; often the highest point of highest point of interest.interest.
DénouemeDénouement nt Where the Where the
falling action and falling action and the resolution of the resolution of the conflict the conflict occursoccurs
ConflictConflict There are six basic There are six basic conflicts found in conflicts found in literature.literature.
These are divided into These are divided into two groups: Internal & two groups: Internal & ExternalExternal
Internal Internal ConflictConflict Character vs. Character vs.
SelfSelf
External External ConflictConflict Character vs.:Character vs.:CharacterCharacterUnknown/Unknown/Supernatural Supernatural
TechnologyTechnologySocietySocietyNatureNature
CharacterizaCharacterizationtion Method used by the Method used by the
author to describe author to describe the main characters the main characters in a storyin a story
There are two There are two types…types…
Dynamic Dynamic A character A character who changes or who changes or develops during develops during the storythe story
StaticStaticA character who A character who doesn’t change doesn’t change over the course over the course of the storyof the story
ProtagonistProtagonist The central The central character of character of interestinterest
AntagonistAntagonist The force that The force that opposes the opposes the protagonistprotagonist
SymbolSymbol an object that an object that suggests meaning suggests meaning beyond the beyond the literal/obvious literal/obvious meaning meaning
IronyIrony The twisting or The twisting or foiling of foiling of expectationsexpectations
FlashbackFlashback going back to going back to an earlier time an earlier time in the storyin the story
HyperboleHyperbole An intended An intended exaggeration exaggeration used for used for emphasis emphasis
SimileSimile An indirect An indirect comparison of two comparison of two unlike things; unlike things; saying one thing is saying one thing is “like” or “as” the “like” or “as” the otherother
MetaphorMetaphor A direct A direct comparison of two comparison of two unlike things; unlike things; saying one thing saying one thing is is the other.the other.
PersonificaPersonificationtion Giving human Giving human
qualities to qualities to something that is something that is essentially essentially nonhumannonhuman
AllusionAllusion Reference to a Reference to a historical, literary, historical, literary, political, political, psychological, or psychological, or social person, place social person, place thing, idea, or eventthing, idea, or event
Alliteration Alliteration The repetition of The repetition of the initial the initial consonant sound on consonant sound on the first/stressed the first/stressed syllable of syllable of subsequent wordssubsequent words
OnomatopoOnomatopoeiaeia When a word When a word
“sounds” like “sounds” like the sound it the sound it makesmakes