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