ENGLISH - Archetypes & Sentences

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the city

order and low, or corruption and hypocrisy

the crossroads

decision, self-denial

the garden

production, ideal state, peace, imagination, childhood

labyrinth

dilemma, uncertainty, journey to darkness

river

stream of time, sins washed away, death

rock

suffering, safety

tower

isolation or evil

wasteland

hoepelessness, deprivation

wilderness

chaos, the subconscious

winding stairs

dangerous, into the unknown

castle

positive

the hero

the protagonist, self-sacrificing, capable of enduring hardship, working toward the greater cause

the outcast

the lonely outsider, wants to belong

the hero incognito

raised by foster parents, must search for true identity

the adversary

opposes the antagonist

devil figure

true evil

the evil figure with a good heart

evil, but with the potential of good

the traitor

double agent, betrays those who trust him

the tyrant

bully, desires power

the shadow

, the hero’s own darkness

the temptress

sensuous beauty, may bring hero’s downfall

the companion

loyal and willing to face ordeals together

the mentor

teaches the hero, provides gifts, acts as hero’s conscience

the clown

makes mischief, uses wits, not brawn

the friendly beast

animal companion

the foil

highlights another character’s trait, usually by contrast

the scrapegoat

death resolves sin of the community

the threshold guardian

tests the hero at the beginning of the journey

the warrior

noble champion

the sage

offers meaning and wisdom

the damsel in distress

vulnerable woman, needs to be rescued

the trickster

mischievous, disorderly, amoral (disruptor of the bounds of culture)

nurturer

offers emotional nourishment

the white goddess

beautiful maiden w/ spiritual influence

the father

stern, powerful, controlling

the mother

feeding, nurturing, soothing

the child

birth, beginnings, salvation

compound sentence

a sentence that has at least two independent clauses joined by a comma, semicolon or conjunction

EX: I drink tea, but they drink coffee.

simple sentence

a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate

EX: My partner loves to hike.

complex sentences

has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

EX: My Dad laughed when I told a joke.

run-on sentence

occurs when two independent clauses run together without proper punctuation or appropriate conjunctions

EX: I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time.

embedded sentences

clauses placed within the main clause in a sentence. They do not make sense as stand-alone sentences, unlike main clauses.

EX: The giraffe, who was the tallest in the zoo, towered over the other animals.

independent clause

A group of words that contains a subject, a verb, and expresses a complete thought. Can stand by itself.

EX: Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz.

dependent clause

a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone.