ELA Reading FAST Study Guide Flashcards

An archetype is a literary device where a character, setting, or situation is created based on specific traits or qualities. Types include character archetypes, setting archetypes, symbol archetypes, and plot archetypes.

Examples include the Everyman, the Jester, the Lover, the Hero, the Magician, the Rebel, the Caregiver, the Creator/Artist, the Ruler, the Explorer, the Innocent, and the Sage.

Examples include: The Garden, The Forest, A Tree, A Cave, A Mountain, A River, The Sea, An Island, the Battle of Good and Evil, Death and Rebirth, Innate Wisdom vs. Educated Stupidity, The Initiation, The Journey, The Quest, The Task, and The Small Town.

Examples include River (life, flow of time), Wheel (a complete cycle), Water (purification), Rising Sun (birth, beginning), Setting Sun (death, ending), Circle (unity), Snake (evil), Light (hope, renewal), Dark (despair, ignorance), Fire (knowledge, rebirth).

Perspective: The character's personal beliefs and perspective (how they see the world).

Point of View: Includes 1st person (I, me), 3rd person omniscient (all-knowing), or 3rd person limited (knows thoughts and feelings of one character). 3rd person narrators use he, she, they, etc. when referring to the characters.

The reason the author writes. This may be to persuade, to inform, to entertain, etc.

What the text is mostly about. Look at the title, topic, headings and subheadings, pictures, search for repeated keywords, and pay close attention to topic sentences and summary sentences.

Qualities that make each character unique, such as bravery, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and openness.

A direct approach to building a character using another character, narrator, or the protagonist to tell the audience about the subject.

A subtle way of introducing a character by observing their behavior, speech, and interactions.