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