Lit terms 106-120

Question 1

background

Answer 1

the depiction of objects furthest away from the reader, creating context for the scene

Question 2

bleed

Answer 2

a kind of panel which runs to the edge of the page, past the margin

Question 3

camera angle

Answer 3

the perspective or point of view in relation to the subject

Question 4

closure

Answer 4

the reader’s ability to visually complete an incomplete scene. Filling in the remainder with imagination

Question 5

emanata

Answer 5

tear drops, sweat drops, question marks or motion lines drawn beside character’s faces to show emotion

Question 6

frame

Answer 6

the lines and borders which contain the panel

Question 7

foreground

Answer 7

the depiction of the subject in the front of the scene, closest to the reader

Question 8

graphic weight

Answer 8

the amount of contrast in an image

Question 9

gutter

Answer 9

the space between panels

Question 10

midground

Answer 10

the depiction of the subject in the middle of the scene creating tension in the panel

Question 11

panel

Answer 11

the framed image

Question 12

speech bubble

Answer 12

frames around the character’s language

Question 13

splash

Answer 13

a kind of panel that spans the width of the page

Question 14

transitions

Answer 14

the closure that occurs between panels

Question 15

moment to moment

Answer 15

very little closure, slow motion

Question 16

action to action

Answer 16

single subject in distinct progressions

Question 17

subject to subject

Answer 17

the transition stays within a scene or idea but features different subjects

Question 18

scene to scene

Answer 18

taking the reader across significant distances of time and space (order)

Question 19

aspect to aspect

Answer 19

transition bypasses time and sets a wandering eye on different aspects (no order)

Question 20

non sequitur

Answer 20

no logical relationship between panels