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