Chapter 8
The literacy device in which an author references a phenomenon, in order to establish a meaning, relying on the audience's shared knowledge
What is an Allusion?
What type of Allusion is used in this chapter?
What is religious allusion?
The varied form of super power seen in Superman, Spider-Man, and Batman
What is flight?
Rising out of the water symbolizes this
What is rebirth?
The Western culture often associate the word "myth" with what type of civilization, in other words country of origin?
What is Greek/Greece?
A character who dies for others may symbolize this religious figure.
Who is Jesus Christ?
What does flight represent in literature?
What is freedom?
A character who drowns represent this
What is failure, tragedy, or death?
Fill in the blank: "Myth is a [blank] of story that matters."
What is body?
Why is the story of Jesus Christ and the Bible often referenced, especially in the United States and Great Britain?
What is one of the most deeply ingrained stories in Western culture/based on Christian ideals
In the given example on the slide, what type of literary device is used when the flying African myth is compared with the idea of flight is freedom?
What is a metaphor?
What type of symbolic is baptism in this chapter?
What is a religious symbol?
A hero’s long, challenging journey often mirrors this ancient epic story
What is the Odyssey?
What does it mean to be deemed a Christ Figure?
What is having the qualities of Jesus Christ?
One of the most common tales of flight in myth that talks about a character's warning against pride in flight and overambition is..
What is Icarus?
When writers baptize a character, name one of the three things they usually symbolize
What is death, rebirth, or new identity?
Prior to this chapter speaking about Greek Literature, what are the other 3 sources that demonstrate examples of allusions and symbols, found in the previous 3 chapters?
What is Shakespeare, The Bible, and Children's stories/fairy tales?
Name a quality trait possessed by Jesus Christ, that can be used on other characters in order to be announced a Christ Figure?
Self-sacrifice, symbolic resurrection, having disciples
How does the idea of flight connect with the readers?
What is imagination?
According to Foster, what the top 3 criteria for symbolizing baptism?
What is rebirth, a form of submersion by water/ drowning, and character must be willing to go for a change