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Elements Of Modernism Flashcards

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Archetypal plot

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A plot that is repeated in a variety of literary works.
Although this type of plant appears and works with diverse settings and characters the same general storyline remains consistent

Ex. The quest plot

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Voyage and return archetype

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Centers on the heroes attempt to return home after completing the quest.

Often include the need to travel alone as well as encounters with fantastical creatures

Plot usually and suddenly and all problems are solved quickly

Mostly in fairy tales

Ex. The wizard of oz

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List 5 common plot archetypes

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  • Rags to riches
  • tragedy
  • comedy
  • rebirth
  • overcoming the monster
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Comedy archetype

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The plot involves misunderstandings that occur among many characters before the relationships are happily resolved


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Tragedy Archetype

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The main character is overcome with a desire of power that ultimately ends in death

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Rags to riches archetype

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The main character is ordinary and poor but is transform by a sequence of events into someone with a higher social standing and often wealth

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Rebirth Archetype

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In this form of tragedy someone or something either concretely or figuratively dies in his reborn

Ex. Snow White “dies” and comes back to life after a kiss

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Overcoming the monster archlyt

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The plot features a hero who must fight a monster or supernatural being before ultimately the feeding it and saving the world

Ex. Jack and the bean stock 

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What is the modern interpretation of the rags to riches archetype

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Coming of age story : A character transforms by maturing personally rather than by acquiring material wealth

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Is mood always consistent

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No: mood can often shift and disrupt expectations that were established earlier

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How does mood take form in an effective text

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Mood forms naturally ineffective texts.

It’s achieved through use of various literary tools such as diction imagery sentence length and sound

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List two types of sound devices

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Onomatopoeia and nonsense words

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What factors contributed to Sandburg’s approach at literary nonsense

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He use quick pace . lighthearted tone, alliteration, and nonsense words such as flummuwhisters 

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Rutabaga stories

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Fairytales that were set in the Midwest, built on the idea of an American Utopia

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What archetype is “how the animals lobster tails and got them back traveling from Philadelphia to medicine hat”

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Quest archetype

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How does Sandburg story vary from the traditional quest archetype

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An entire committee travels together where Astra digital quest stories focus on one hero or main character

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Explain how a theme of this story is being disjointed from society

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  • animals have nonsense names but are placed in real locations like Philadelphia
  • He also shows the animals in meetings that are as bureaucratic and formal as many real life meetings
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Lost some adventures the animals had while trying to get their tails back

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  • the train they were on whimsically jumped off the tracks
  • they watched the big show of the show ghosts

They ate pink ice cream with an iron ax

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How did Sandburg introduced to characters

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He introduced them in a comical manner

Ex. For chairman they picked an old flung boo who was an umpire and used to umpire many mix ups. Among the flying booze he was called “the umpire of umpires” “the king of umpires”, “the prince of umpires”, “the peer of umpires”

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How do the comedic elements during the meeting of the animals add to the theme of the story

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The stories theme is a disconnect from regular conventions of society

In this case the animals are doing silly things even though they’re in a meeting which is a serious matter.The juxtaposition adds to the theme of disconnecting from society.

Ex. “And now” said the chairman, “all who are against the motion will stand on top and the Apex of their heads stick their hind leg straight up in the air and make a noise like woof woof”.

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How does the use of onomatopoeia Affect the story

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The onomatopoeia your words of the story enhance the readers imagination of the Events

Ex. “Then the blue foxes in the yellow flung boos patted Pittypat Pittypat each with feet and toenails ears and hair everything except tails pattered scritch scratch over the stone floors out into the train shed”.

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How does the use of alliteration and repetition add to the story

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Alliteration in repetition make a story musical and rhythmic making it a captivating quality.

Ex. And they’re on a high stool in a high tower on a high heel sits the head spotter of the weather makers.. A big wind blew up and blue and blue till all the tales of the animals blew off”.

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True or false the comical whimsical mood is consistent throughout the story

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True

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What’s the meaning in the prefix
ab-, abs, a-

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From, away

Ex. Abstain, avert

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What’s the meaning of the prefix
fore

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Before, in time

Ex. forecast, foreshadow

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Prefix pro-

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Forward, in favor of

Ex. Project, progress, promote

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Prefix retro-

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Backward

Ex. Retrospective, retroactive

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atlus (root)

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High, deep

Ex. Altitude

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Fer, ferr (root)

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Bear, carry

Ex. Ferry, defer

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Gest (root)

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Carry, bear, perform

Ex. Congest, gestation 

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Grat (root)

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please

Ex. Gratitude, congratulate

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Loc, loco ( root)

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Place

Ex. Location, relocate

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Mag, maj, max, magn (root)

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Great, lead

Ex. Magnate, maximum, major

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Plen, plenus (root)

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Full

Ex. Plenty, replenish

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Sist, sta, stit, stet

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Stand

Ex. Assist, static, persist

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Spec, spic, Spect,

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Look, see, sight

Ex. Specimen, Spectacular, conspicuous

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Tend, tens, tent (root)

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Stretch, strain

Ex. Intend, tension

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-ary, -ery, - ory ( suffix)

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Relating to, quality; a place where

Ex. Primary bravery dormitory

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-en (suffix)

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Made of, make; related to

Ex. Wooden, embolden

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Consonance

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the repetition of identical or similar consonants in neighbouring words whose vowel sounds are different”.

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