ENGL 1005 Literature: A Global Perspective Week 10

These flashcards cover key concepts and terminology related to comic literature and the graphic novel 'Persepolis'.

Graphic Novel

A kind of comic book that is typically published in longer and more durable formats than traditional comics and usually narrates a single story.

Comics

An umbrella term for a variety of different forms and genres, including graphic novels, cartoons, and sequential art.

Panels

The boxes that contain images in comics.

Gutters

Spaces between and among panels in a comic.

Word Balloons

White space around dialogue in comics.

Captions

Narration usually found in square boxes in comics.

Emanata

Lines surrounding a character’s head, indicating a state of mind or emotion in comics.

Closure (in Comics)

The mental process that readers use to fill in the gaps between panels in a comic, as described by Scott McCloud.