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