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