10612691112 | Light vs. Darkness | ____ usually suggests hope, renewal, or intellectual illumination; ____ implies the unknown, ignorance, or despair. | 0 | |
10612691113 | Innate Wisdom vs. Educated Stupidity | Some characters exhibit ____ and understanding of situations instinctively as opposed to those supposedly in charge. Loyal retainers often exhibit this ____ as they accompany the hero on the journey. | 1 | |
10612691114 | Supernatural Intervention | Spiritual beings intervene on the side of the hero or sometimes against him. | 2 | |
10612691115 | Fire and Ice | ____ represents knowledge, light, life, and rebirth, while ____, like the desert, represents ignorance, darkness, sterility, and death. | 3 | |
10612691116 | Nature vs. Mechanistic World | ____ is good while ____ is evil. | 4 | |
10612691117 | The Threshold | Gateway to a new world which the hero must enter to change and grow | 5 | |
10612691118 | The Underworld | A place of death or metaphorically an encounter with the dark side of the self. Entering an ____ is a form of facing a fear of death. | 6 | |
10612691119 | Haven vs. Wilderness | Places of safety contrast sharply against the dangerous ____. Heroes are often sheltered for a time to regain health and resources. | 7 | |
10612691120 | Water vs. Desert | Because ____ is necessary to life and growth, it commonly appears as a birth symbol, as baptism symbolizes a spiritual birth. Rain, rivers, oceans, etc. also function the same way. The ____ suggests the opposite. | 8 | |
10612691121 | Heaven vs. Hell | Man has traditionally associated parts of the universe not accessible to him with the dwelling places of the primordial forces that govern his world. The skies and mountaintops house his gods, the bowels of the earth contain diabolic forces. | 9 | |
10612691122 | The Crossroads | A place or time of decision when a realization is made and change or penance results. | 10 | |
10612691123 | The Maze | A puzzling dilemma or great uncertainty, search for the dangerous monster inside of oneself, or a journey into the heart of darkness | 11 | |
10612691124 | The Castle | A strong place of safety which holds treasure or princess, may be enchanted or bewitched. | 12 | |
10612691125 | The Tower | A strong place of evil, represents the isolation of self. | 13 | |
10612691126 | The Magic Weapon/Item | The ____/____ the hero needs in order to complete his quest. | 14 | |
10612691127 | The Whirlpool | Symbolizes the destructive power of nature or fate. | 15 | |
10612691128 | Fog | Symbolizes uncertainty and obscured vision. | 16 | |
10612712121 | Green | growth, hope, fertility | 17 | |
10612725015 | Red | blood, sacrifice, passion, disorder | 18 | |
10612729335 | Blue | highly positive, security, tranquility, spiritual purity | 19 | |
10612736242 | Black | darkness, chaos, mystery, the unknown, death, wisdom, evil, melancholy | 20 | |
10612738672 | White | light, purity, innocence, timelessness (negatives: death, horror, supernatural) | 21 | |
10612744800 | Yellow | enlightenment, wisdom | 22 | |
10612691130 | 3 | light, spiritual awareness, unity (holy trinity), male principle | 23 | |
10612749759 | 4 | associated with the circle, life cycle, ____ seasons, female principle, earth, nature, elements | 24 | |
10612753623 | 7 | the most potent of all symbolic numbers signifying the union of three and four, the completion of a cycle, perfect order, perfect number, religious symbol | 25 | |
10612691131 | The Weather/Seasons | Whether either a storm/wintertime (death, unease, etc.) or spring/bloom (rejuvenation, rebirth), these often reflect the emotional/psychological/spiritual status of characters/scenes/times. Closely related to Light vs. Dark archetype. | 26 |
AP Literature - Symbolic Archetypes Flashcards
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