Panel
noun – the space within which a graphic novelist places an image; a comic strip is a series of panels arranged in sequence
Frame
noun – the border around a panel
Gutter
noun – the space between panels
Closure
noun – the phenomenon of observing the parts but perceiving the whole
Juxtaposition
noun – the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
Double Entendre
noun – a word or phrase open to two interpretations
Irony
noun – when language expresses the opposite of its literal meaning, or when events contradict expectations
Transition
noun – the process of changing from one state or condition to another; in graphic novels, the change in time, place, or action between panels
Dramatic Irony
noun – when the reader or viewer knows something the characters do not
Hyperbole
noun – deliberate overstatement or exaggeration
Tone
noun – the speaker’s attitude toward the subject; the feeling a text or image evokes
Pun
noun – a joke exploiting multiple meanings of a word or words that sound alike
Memoir
noun – a personal narrative that connects individual experience with historical events
Understatement
noun – expressing an extreme emotion or fact in a restrained or subtle way
Foreshadowing
noun – a warning or indication of something to come
Graphic Novel
noun – a book-length story told in comic format
Speaker
noun – the voice or perspective from which a text is written
Allusion
noun – a reference to another person, idea, text, or historical moment
Audience
noun – the speaker’s intended listener or reader
Diction
noun – word choice
Syntax
noun – sentence structure or word order
Tyranny
noun – cruel or oppressive government or rule
Wrath
noun – extreme anger
Prophetic
adj – accurately predicting or describing what will happen in the future
