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