Question
What is an archetype?
an original model that is a representation of all things of the same type
a main character in a story
a type of figurative language
a significant change in the original characters, plotline, setting, or tone in a story
Is it the third one?
an original model that is a representation of all things of the same type
a main character in a story
a type of figurative language
a significant change in the original characters, plotline, setting, or tone in a story
Is it the third one?
Answers
Writeacher
No.
Have you looked up the word "archetype"?
Have you looked up the word "archetype"?
dianni
yeah
Ms. Sue
https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=XhgYXKCxIYy6tgXtlI-ICA&q=archetype+definition&oq=archetype&gs_l=psy-ab.1.1.0j0i131l2j0j0i131j0j0i131j0l3.4753.4753..9323...0.0..0.120.237.0j2......0....1j2..gws-wiz.....0.HjTPd2gubkY
dianni
I just looked that up and i don't get how the definition fits with any of these answers.
dianni
Is it b?
Writeacher
No. That's two wrong guesses. Please don't post about this again.
Ms. Sue
Not b.
From Google:
ar·che·type
/ˈärkəˌtīp/Submit
noun
a very typical example of a certain person or thing.
"the book is a perfect archetype of the genre"
an original that has been imitated.
"the archetype of faith is Abraham"
synonyms: quintessence, essence, representative, model, embodiment, prototype, stereotype; More
a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology.
"mythological archetypes of good and evil"
From Google:
ar·che·type
/ˈärkəˌtīp/Submit
noun
a very typical example of a certain person or thing.
"the book is a perfect archetype of the genre"
an original that has been imitated.
"the archetype of faith is Abraham"
synonyms: quintessence, essence, representative, model, embodiment, prototype, stereotype; More
a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology.
"mythological archetypes of good and evil"
dianni
thanks