Literary Terms
Plot Elements
Gerunds
Infinitives
Participles
100
The order of events in a story.
What is plot?
100
The turning point of the action.
What is the climax?
100
Identify the gerund in the following sentence: Reading is an important skill.
What is Reading?
100
Identify the infinitive in the following sentence: It is important to listen carefully.
What is to listen?
100
Identify the participle in the following sentence: The burning sun beat down on us.
What is burning?
200
A central meaning or message in a story.
What is theme?
200
Event(s) that follow the climax and lead to the resolution of the story.
What is the falling action?
200
Identify the gerund in the following sentence: Her singing is hurting my ears.
What is singing?
200
Identify the infinitive in the following sentence: My brother likes to sing.
What is to sing?
200
Identify whether the participle in the following sentence is past or present: The broken flowerpot lay on the ground.
What is a past participle?
300
Details writers use to describe characters.
What is characterization?
300
The end result of the conflict; the conclusion of the story.
What is the resolution?
300
Identify the subject, verb, and gerund in the following sentence: Carlos started practicing for a part in the play today.
What is: Carlos (S), started (v), practicing (G)
300
Identify the infinitive in the following sentence: To laugh seemed rude, but the story was funny.
What is to laugh?
300
Identify whether the participle in the following sentence is past or present: Peter, laughing at Allie's joke, fell out of his chair.
What is a present participle?
400
Words that are formed from verbs but function as nouns, adjective, & adverbs.
What is a verbal?
400
Introduces background information, setting, and characters.
What is the exposition?
400
Identify the subject, verb, and gerund in the following sentence: The team practiced running on Friday.
What is: team (S), practiced (v), running (G)
400
Identify whether the infinitive in the following sentence is functioning as an adj., noun, or adv.: To drive would be my first choice.
What is a noun?
400
Identify the participle in the following sentence: The boring speech put the audience to sleep.
What is boring?
500
Reaching a conclusion using evidence and logical reasoning.
What is an inference?
500
Event(s) that develop the conflict; creates suspense, interest, or tension.
What is the rising action?
500
Identify the subject, verb, and gerund in the following sentence: I won an award for cooking.
What is: I (S), won (v), cooking (G)
500
Identify whether the infinitive in the following sentence is functioning as an adj., noun, or adv.: We used our binoculars to see.
What is an adverb?
500
Identify the participle in the following sentence: The poor child had a worn coat with no buttons.
What is worn?
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