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