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