English 2 Semester Exam 2022

Archetypes, Language, Grammar, Etc.

Allusion

Reference to something from history or literature. Has unrelated context and is referred to covertly or indirectly. It is left to the audience to make the direct connection.

Ex: Chocolate is my Achilles heel.

Self-Sacrificing Hero

Sacrifices themselves for the good of others.

Journey

Leads to self-realization.

Castle

Safety.

Crossroads

Uncertainty.

River

Purifying and renewing.

Temptress

Beautiful character who brings down the hero.

Malevolent force of naure

Evil being done to others.

Wilderness

Chaos and the subconcious.

Labyrinth

Uncertainty and darkness.

Threshold guardian

Tests the hero in the story.

Damsel in distress

A female character who needs saving.

Companion

Willing to face a situation with the hero.

Monster

Fear of the unknown or unexplained.

Mother

Feeding, nurturing, and soothing.

Father

Stern, powerful, controlling.

Mentor

Teaches the hero and can act as their conscious.

Archetype

A primordial image, character, or pattern of circumstances that recurs throughout literature and thought consistently enough to be considered a universal concept or situation.

Semicolons

Used to combine two independent clauses into one sentence; this creates a compound sentence. It can also separate items in a list or be linked with a transition word like however, in other words, therefore, otherwise...
Ex: I stubbed my toe; as a result, I screamed.

Appositive

It was Dave, (the former duck), who became beautiful.

Subordinating Conjunction

Introduces dependent clause.
after, although, as, as if, because, before, how, if, since, than, though, unless, until, when, where and while.