Literary Elements
Character Archetypes
Setting Archetypes
Mash-Up
Examples
100
A recurring pattern in literature or history.
What is an ARCHETYPE?
100
I am inexperienced, I am not ready for the real world, I have never been exposed to the evils of this world, I am naive.
What is The Innocent?
100
A setting that represents the flow of time, or a journey.
What is the "River?"
100
Jessica Rabbit
(see photo)
What is the "Temptress?"
100
Mufasa
Obi Wan Kenobi
Professor Dumbledore
What is the "Father figure?"
200
Time and Place of a story
What is Setting?
200
"So here I go again on my own, like a drifter I was made to walk alone..."
Song lyrics by Whitesnake 1980ish
What is the "Outcast?"
200
Ain't no ______________high enough to keep me from you...(Diana Ross)
What is the "Mountain?"
200
There is a slim chance this person will ever be something great- We do not think he/she will ever do anything special!
Who is the "Underdog?"
200
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
and sorry I could not travel both..." (Robert Frost)
Hmmm, which way shall I go?
What is the "Crossroads?"
300
The author's message; a universal truth.
What is Central Idea?
300
This image represents a specific archetype: 
What is a "Damsel in Distress?"
300
The dark home of Hades is known as this
What is the "Underworld?"
300
This image represents this archetype:
(see photo)
Who is the "Mentor/Helper?"
300
Jurassic Park
Jumangi
Castaway
What is the "Island?"
400
A writing tool an author uses to create a deeper meaning.
What is a Literary Device?
400
Fred and George Weasley!
What is the "trickster?"
400
This is a place of good, or evil, life and death...laden with treasures and danger too. I represent infinity and eternity, I am the _______
What is "Sea?"
400
Augustus and Hazel from The Fault in Our Stars
Who are "Star-crossed lovers?"
400
Life of PI
The Titanic
Meg
What is the "Sea?"
500
Learning about a character's physical description, actions, and personality.
What is Characterization?
500
I don't understand one day I am cleaning up other people's messes and the next day I am saving the world!
Who is the "Everyman?"
500
This image best reflects this setting:
(see photo)
What is the "Wasteland?"
500
A protagonist who experiences a large downfall directly caused by their own personal/character flaw.
What is a "Tragic hero?"
500
Avatar
Hunger games
Robin hood
What is the "Forest?"