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