Exam Review ENG1D1

Conflict:

* Conflict refers to the struggle or tension that arises between characters, or between a character and their environment or circumstances.
* It is a key element in storytelling and can take many forms, such as internal conflict (a character struggling with their own thoughts and emotions) or external conflict (a character facing opposition from another character or a force).
* Conflict drives the plot and creates the tension that keeps the audience engaged

Plot:

* The plot is the sequence of events that make up a story.
* It includes the exposition (introduction of characters and setting), rising action (the events that lead to the climax), climax (the turning point of the story), falling action (events following the climax), and resolution (the conclusion of the story).
* The plot is what keeps the audience engaged and invested in the story.

Point of View:

* Point of view refers to the perspective from which a story is told.
* There are three main points of view: first-person (told from the perspective of a character within the story), second-person (told from the perspective of the reader), and third-person (told from the perspective of an outside narrator).
* The point of view can affect how the audience perceives and understands the characters and events in the story.

Setting

* The setting refers to the time and place in which a story takes place.
* It can include physical location, historical context, and cultural background.
* The setting can play a crucial role in shaping the characters and events of the story and can also be used to create a certain mood or atmosphere.

Theme:

* Theme refers to the underlying message or meaning of a story.
* It can be a universal idea or concept that the author is trying to convey.
* Themes can be broad and abstract, such as love or loss, or more specific, such as the effects of war or the dangers of greed.
* Themes can be revealed through the characters, plot, and literary devices used in the story.

Romeo and Juliet:

* Main events: The tragic love story between Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet, and their families' bitter feud that ultimately leads to their deaths. The play is set in the city of Verona in Italy.
* Main characters: Romeo, Juliet, Lord and Lady Capulet, Lord and Lady Montague, Tybalt, Friar Lawrence, Mercutio, and the Prince of Verona.
* Important passages/quotes: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." (Act II, Scene 2); "O, I am fortune's fool!" (Act III, Scene 1); "O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!" (Act I, Scene 5); "For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo." (Act V, Scene 3)

The Hunger Games:

* Main events: The story follows 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who volunteers to take her younger sister's place in the 74th Hunger Games, an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12 to 18 from each of the 12 districts surrounding the Capitol are selected at random to compete in a televised fight to the death. The story takes place in the future dystopian country of Panem, which is divided into 12 districts and a Capitol.
* Main characters: Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, Gale Hawthorne, President Snow, Primrose Everdeen, Haymitch Abernathy, Effie Trinket
* Important passages/quotes: "I volunteer! I volunteer as tribute!" (Chapter 2); "Hope is the only thing stronger than fear." (Chapter 27); "I realize just how much I have to lose." (Chapter 22); "May the odds be ever in your favor." (Chapter 1)