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 Round character 2 Foreshadow 3 Flat character 4 Rising action 5 Symbol 6 Resolution 7 Setting 8 Falling action 9 Plot 10 Theme 11 Exposition 12 Conflict 13 Climax a struggle between two opposing forces one who goes through a change in a story the main message of a story the time and place of the story a hint of what is to come later in the 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 events of a story that lead toward closure an object that represents something larger than itself one who remains the same throughout a story the main events of a story highest point of action or suspense in a story