Coraline The Novel

Protagonist – the main character… the good guy. Coraline Vocabulary Protagonist – the main character… the good guy.

Antagonist – the opposing character – the bad guy. Coraline Vocabulary Antagonist – the opposing character – the bad guy.

Coraline Vocabulary Allegory – a story or poem which has a double meaning – its surface meaning and an underlying, symbolic meaning.

Coraline Vocabulary Novel – a form of fiction which is longer and more complicated – it has sub – plots or chapters.

Coraline Vocabulary Dynamic (round) Character – a character in a literary work that changes or grows significantly during the course of events.

Coraline Vocabulary Static (flat) Character – a character who stays the same throughout the course of events in a literary work.

Connotation – refers to the ideas or feelings associated with a word. Coraline Vocabulary Connotation – refers to the ideas or feelings associated with a word.

Denotation – the dictionary meaning of a word. Coraline Vocabulary Denotation – the dictionary meaning of a word.

Coraline Vocabulary Author’s Purpose – the author’s reason for creating a particular work (to entertain, to inform, to express an opinion, to persuade readers to believe or do something).

Coraline Vocabulary Character Development – (usually main characters) characters who change, go through this process of changing traits.

Theme – the message or moral that the author conveys in the story. Coraline Vocabulary Theme – the message or moral that the author conveys in the story.

Coraline Vocabulary Symbol – a person, place or object that stands for something other than itself.

Coraline Vocabulary Foreshadowing – a hint about an event that will occur later in the story.

Coraline Vocabulary Flashback – a conversation, an episode, or an event that happened before the beginning of the story.

Mood – a feeling that a literary work conveys to the reader. Coraline Vocabulary Mood – a feeling that a literary work conveys to the reader.

Personification – the giving of human qualities to a non-human thing. Coraline Vocabulary Personification – the giving of human qualities to a non-human thing.

Coraline Vocabulary Metaphor – comparison of two things saying one thing is something else.

Simile – comparing two things using like or as. Coraline Vocabulary Simile – comparing two things using like or as.

Onomatopoeia – sound words. Coraline Vocabulary Onomatopoeia – sound words.

Coraline Vocabulary Idiom – An expression that has meaning different from the meaning of the individual words.

Coraline Vocabulary Alliteration – the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Coraline Vocabulary Predicting – using what you already know to make a logical guess about what might happen in the future.

Setting – the time and place of a story. Coraline Vocabulary Setting – the time and place of a story.

Dialogue – words that a character speaks aloud. Coraline Vocabulary Dialogue – words that a character speaks aloud.

Imagery – words that appeal to the reader’s 5 senses. Coraline Vocabulary Imagery – words that appeal to the reader’s 5 senses.

Coraline Vocabulary Sensory Details – words that help the readers see, hear, taste, smell, and feel what a writing is describing.

Coraline Vocabulary