Matching Pairs Literary Terms MemoryOnline version Match the term with the correct definition and then note the definition in your terms and definitions chart. by Lindsey Leeth 1 Symbol 2 Flat character 3 Round character 4 Falling action 5 Climax 6 Plot 7 Theme 8 Exposition 9 Rising action 10 Foreshadow 11 Conflict 12 Resolution 13 Setting events of a story that lead toward closure highest point of action or suspense in a story a hint of what is to come later in the story one who goes through a change in a story the main message of a story a struggle between two opposing forces the main events of a story the time and place of the story an object that represents something larger than itself one who remains the same throughout a story events of the story that build toward the point of highest action the part of the story where the main problem is worked out and the story ends the part of a story in which the setting, characters, and conflicts are introduced