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