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