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What is an archetype?
- a beautiful line of poetry
- a recurring story element
- a logical reason for a claim
- a letter to readers
Archetypes are story elements that appear in the literature of all cultures and in all historical eras. The model for them was established thousands of years ago.
Archetypes are story elements that appear in the literature of all cultures and in all historical eras. The model for them was established thousands of years ago.
Archetypes are story elements that appear in the literature of all cultures and in all historical eras. The model for them was established thousands of years ago.
Archetypes are story elements that appear in the literature of all cultures and in all historical eras. The model for them was established thousands of years ago.
The words archetype and archeologist share a Greek root word―archein. Which sentence explains what archeologists do?
- They study how the earliest humans lived.
- They construct models of the universe.
- They explain how bridges should be built.
- They create beautiful works of art.
Like archetype, the word archeologist was formed using the Greek root archein, which means the first or the original.
Like archetype, the word archeologist was formed using the Greek root archein, which means the first or the original.
Like archetype, the word archeologist was formed using the Greek root archein, which means the first or the original.
Like archetype, the word archeologist was formed using the Greek root archein, which means the first or the original.
In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy finds herself far from home and must consult a wizard to find her way back to her family. Which archetype does Dorothy represent?
- the jester
- the rebel
- the sage
- the hero
Dorothy sets out on a quest to find the Wizard of Oz and ask for his help getting back home. Along the way, she finds older “sages” who help her, and she must face a monster (the Wicked Witch) to reach her goal.
Dorothy sets out on a quest to find the Wizard of Oz and ask for his help getting back home. Along the way, she finds older “sages” who help her, and she must face a monster (the Wicked Witch) to reach her goal.
Dorothy sets out on a quest to find the Wizard of Oz and ask for his help getting back home. Along the way, she finds older “sages” who help her, and she must face a monster (the Wicked Witch) to reach her goal.
Dorothy sets out on a quest to find the Wizard of Oz and ask for his help getting back home. Along the way, she finds older “sages” who help her, and she must face a monster (the Wicked Witch) to reach her goal.
Which sentence describes a situation that is an archetype?
- A person dies in an accident and returns to haunt the town.
- A wealthy person decides to give all her money to charity.
- Someone who is physically weak creates a clever plan to stop a bully.
- All the children in one classroom suddenly disappear.
Story lines involving “tricksters” who rely on their wits instead of size and strength appear in literature from every culture, time, and place.
Story lines involving “tricksters” who rely on their wits instead of size and strength appear in literature from every culture, time, and place.
Story lines involving “tricksters” who rely on their wits instead of size and strength appear in literature from every culture, time, and place.
Story lines involving “tricksters” who rely on their wits instead of size and strength appear in literature from every culture, time, and place.
In this lesson, you read or listened to two fables, “The Fox and the Crow” and “The Great Rat.” What do the two fables share even though they come from different cultures?
- symbols related to the full moon archetype
- a conflict involving a hero’s quest
- a character that fits the trickster archetype
- a moral about the dangers of flattery
In both fables, one character tricks another one to get what it wants.
In both fables, one character tricks another one to get what it wants.
In both fables, one character tricks another one to get what it wants.
In both fables, one character tricks another one to get what it wants.
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