The first literary term you will encounter is archetype.
An archetype is defined as an old imaginative pattern that has appeared in literature across cultures and is repeated throughout the ages. An archetype can be a character, a plot, an image, a theme or a setting (Elements of Literature, Fifth Course, page 1170).
Our first example of an archetype is found in the Native American story "Coyote Finishes His Work" on page 25 in your textbook, Elements of Literature, Fifth Course.
You can also find the story at the following website:
http://nexuslearning.net/books/Elements_of_Lit_Course5/Native_American.htm
The archetype that is featured in this story is that of the "trickster."
View the following PowerPoint and think about what makes each character labeled a "trickster." It would be helpful to have a pen and paper handy to write down your thoughts about each character as you are viewing the Powerpoint.
If you have not done so already, you now need to either read the story from the textbook on page 25, read it off of the above link or listen to it from the following clip:
We will encounter archetype again in later literary pieces so the more you learn about it now, the easier it will be later in the year.
In my view archetype is a power full activities having with a person. any way thank's to ms pinny to put this video to make fully understand us.
ReplyDeleteSo there are archetypes in every story we read or just in some story?
ReplyDeleteArchetypes are in many stories but not all stories. As you read, you need to remember what an archetype is and in what circumstances it is used.
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